The Starting Point
When you go on a journey there is always a starting point. When I head into the city on the train from my home office I usually check the online app to know the train schedule. On this app I need to state not only my destination, but also what is my starting point? The same is true when you book an airline flight or use the map ap...
In Lewis Carroll's story, Alice in Wonderland, one day Alice comes to a fork in the road and as she sees Cheshire Cat in a tree, she asks: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where –” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which w...
Both theory and practice are fundamental to all learning. Theory refers to the intellectual understanding of a topic – the studying. Practice refers to actually doing what you are studying about. This begs the question: what’s most important, theory or practice? Studying or doing? The Bible has an answer to...
Why would anyone aspire to enter full-time gospel ministry? There are probably a number of reasons, but there is something that what will hinder people from considering ministry as a vocation in life: a negative example of ministry. Suppose all you see and hear is that ministry is tough. Ministry involves long hours, minimal pay, ...
It is one thing to read from a textbook how to do something; it is another thing to have a mentor show you how to do something. As a teenager I read lots of articles on how to do woodworking. But into my early twenties I had a brother-in-law show me how to make things out of timber. A few years later a skilled craftsman in my firs...
Is training a normal part of your church? You might direct traffic in the parking lot, lead in prayer, share your faith, host a small group, or serve on your church council or session. Have you been equipped for every task you are called to do? As a pastor or church leader do you regularly meet with people in your churc...
Do you know what God is doing in the world? What is his plan that has been unfolding since the creation of the world? And where is everything heading? Perhaps as you look at the chaotic state of our world you wonder whether or not there really is a divine plan. We meet Job in the book of the Bible that bears his name, ...
Billions of dollars are raised each year through crowdfunding. Perhaps you have partcipated in this as well. Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people. Many people doing it really tough in life are helped when someone starts up a go-fund-me pag...
