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Why do Christians suffer? Part 2

By Gerry Straker, 08 May 2020

In our first article, we began to see why Christians suffer... Why do Christians get the coronavirus? Why do Christians struggle with mental health? Why do Christians have hard things happen to them? Wonderfully,...

Why do Christians suffer? Part 2

Why do Christians suffer? Part 1

By Gerry Straker, 07 May 2020

A while ago I promised some thoughts on why Christians suffer... Why do Christians get the coronavirus? Why do Christians struggle with mental health? Why do Christians have hard things happen to them? If...

Why do Christians suffer? Part 1

Labour not in vain

By Gerry Straker, 06 May 2020

'Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labour is not in vain.' (1 Corinthians 15:58). My mother...

Labour not in vain

Resurrection

By Ben Petersen, 03 May 2020

1 Corinthians 15 has been a wonderful reminder of how big a deal it is that God raised the Lord Jesus from the grave. Without the resurrection we don’t even...

Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15 Reflection 2

By Gerry Straker, 02 May 2020

In 1 Corinthians 15 Reflection 1 we saw just how important the resurrection is: God will grow us like seeds 15:36-38 God has already created glorious things 15:39-41 We are carrying on where...

1 Corinthians 15 Reflection 2

1 Corinthians 15 Reflection 1

By Gerry Straker, 01 May 2020

Many Christians are confused about what happens after death. Some hymns add to that confusion, for example these words from a hymn I love: 'Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,Take my...

1 Corinthians 15 Reflection 1

What has Obadiah taught me?

By Steve Sammons, 29 Apr 2020

When I first began to prepare to preach on Obadiah, Coronavirus was purely an issue in the Far East. Little did I know the context to which I would preach...

What has Obadiah taught me?

Loneliness

By Sean Tong, 27 Apr 2020

BZZZZZZ … the alarm beside my bed rips away the last remnants of sleep as I groggily get up. It’s Sunday. Is it Sunday? It is Sunday. But it’s not...

Loneliness

On reading 4: Reading Classics

By Gerry Straker, 26 Apr 2020

In our first article in our series on reading, we saw that the place to start is always the Word of God and it’s been great to hear of some...

On reading 4: Reading Classics

On reading 3: We need help

By Gerry Straker, 24 Apr 2020

In our first article in our series on reading, we saw that the place to start is always the Word of God and it’s been great to hear of some...

On reading 3: We need help