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The Trinity and worship
The ageing crooner leading worship that day was in full flight. He was courageously trying to get us ‘in the mood’ and willing us to experience God. A quick glance at the PowerPoint revealed that most [...]
From down-grade to landslide
You must have noticed all the empty chapels that litter the Welsh landscape. How did this come to be? Is it the inevitable effect of the drift of population to the cities with the mine closures? [...]
The changing face of racism
Racism is now back in the news. There have been recent widely reported incidents from the world of football, a game that has done more than any other to eradicate racist behavior. Players using racist language [...]
The expulsive power of a new affection
Thomas Chalmers, a leading light in Scottish evangelicalism and beyond, died in 1847. Through his writings his influence is still felt today. One of his greatest sermons was entitled ‘The expulsive power of a new affection.’ [...]
Valuing the elderly
On a recent camp we challenged the young people to arrange the leaders in order of age! For some of the leaders it was an encouraging experience, for others of us it wasn’t! We live in [...]
‘For the times they are a-changing’
We are looking in this issue at how the church can and should respond to its surrounding culture. It’s when we understand the times that we know what we should do. King Xerxes spoke with ‘the [...]
‘As Christ loved the church’ – the model for every husband
It is a fair bet that if you have recently been to a Christian wedding, one of the readings will have been taken from Ephesians 5:22-33. This section of Paul’s teaching is, of course, intensely practical [...]
An encouraging visit
Whilst it is always encouraging to see effective co-operation amongst believers in a place of worship (Ps. 133), encouragement can be found also when we see biblical co-operation between churches across a city or wider area [...]
Students are people too
Lessons learnt from student work in church We found it rather amusing to be asked to write a profile about the student work at our church. Our numbers are not particularly large, planning meetings involve a [...]
All work and no play
It’s 10:30pm on a Monday night. It’s been a long day. I was in work by 7:30am and didn’t get home until 6:30pm. After a quick bite to eat and a short hello to my wife [...]
The Trinity and worship
I would personally rather sing of a 'latent' Christ in the Psalms God
The Trinity and worship
A very helpful article. I've been thinking much more about the Trinity
United we stand
It all depends on what you mean by 'biblical separation' ? !
Amazing and essential
Thank you. There are several good books currently on the Holy Trinity.
Robert Jermain Thomas: an inextinguishable light
Yes, there is much that we do not know, but if you read my book, I do