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A disunited church

A disunited church

Learning lessons from the church at Corinth The Bible has a lot to say about unity amongst God’s people. We can read stories of united churches (Acts 2 and 6), hear Jesus pray for unity amongst [...]

The story of community

The story of community

I wonder how you would summarise the gospel message. There is a version which runs something like this: ‘God made you to know Him, but you have rejected God. Your sin cuts you off from God [...]

United we stand

United we stand

Unity! That is the theme in this issue. But read on. For the subject is more important than you may realise. And there are so many facets to it which impinge on individual Christian living, church [...]

My 1st book…

My 1st book…

Christian parents are always on the lookout for good new books to aid them in the task of educating their children in the things of God. Carine Mackenzie is well-known to the Christian public as an [...]

Me! A member?

Me! A member?

‘Membership’ can be a funny concept. You can be a member of a golf club, or a swimming club; you can be a member of a political party, or a professional body; you can belong to [...]

Sisters, servants, fellow-workers

Sisters, servants, fellow-workers

If you ever go to the cinema, do you watch to the end? If you are like me, you watch the final scene and when the theme music rises and credits start to roll that is [...]

Where have all the young men gone?

Where have all the young men gone?

The title of this article encapsulates a current concern in church as well as mission: the lack of British young men coming forward for preaching and mission ministries. The answer is not simple or clear. I [...]

Why should I go to church?

Why should I go to church?

Are you personally committed to following Jesus Christ? And are you personally committed to a specific congregation? If your answer to the first question is ‘yes’, then your answer to the second question ought to be [...]

Our Great God and Saviour

Our Great God and Saviour

There are preachers and there are those rare preachers we would always want to listen to. Anyone who has sat under Eric Alexander, the former minister of St George’s Tron, Glasgow knows that he is in [...]

The ‘powerhouse’ of the church

The ‘powerhouse’ of the church

It is often said, and rightly so, that the prayer meeting is the ‘powerhouse’ or the ‘heartbeat’ of the church. To know the true state of a local church, therefore, we look not at the Sunday [...]