One of my (challenging and delightful) responsibilities in the just completed school term was to teach Christian Studies to a class of about twenty-five 15 and 16 year olds at a Christian School. Early on in the term, as an exercise to show the status of Christianity in New Zealand society, I divided up the […]

The new year is already one month down and seems to be picking up speed! I find in myself both a real desire to serve the Lord in 2013 and a keen awareness of my own weaknesses, failures and inadequacy for the task ahead. For me that task involves seeking to be real and close […]

Earlier this year, in two posts, I considered three leading characteristics of Gospel-centred marriage from the New Testament description of the marriage and ministry of Aquila and Priscilla, co-workers with the apostle Paul. These characteristics were (1) Gospel mobility; (2) Gospel hospitality; and (3) Gospel ministry. This time I want to add one final characteristic, […]

(Part 1 can be found here) Back in July I began a post on this topic with these words: “Every marriage, like every individual, has an identifiable character. What is the character of your marriage? Or, if you are not yet married and hope to be one day, what do you want the character of […]

Every marriage, like every individual, has an identifiable character. What is the character of your marriage? Or, if you are not yet married and hope to be one day, what do you want the character of your marriage to be? Only a few married couples are mentioned by name in the New Testament. In the […]