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During Marriage Week (8-15 September 2024), there is a great opportunity to strengthen or rebuild a strong marriage culture within the church and beyond in the community.

Yes, Jesus cared about the oppressed. But Woke-inaity is not Christianity. It’s a fraud believed by Christians for whom the softness of their hearts is matched only by the softness of their heads.

By now, most of you would have heard about what some church leaders might be doing in the UK. It seems they think the word “church” might turn people off, so there is discussion about whether or not the word “church” should be retained.

I want to disabuse folks of the faulty notion that unity is something we must have at all costs, and division is only always wrong. Sure, unity is important, but so is truth. And the reality is, when truth is affirmed, sometimes it results in unity, but sometimes it results in division.

Once Ohio Senator J.D. Vance (R) was named the Republican vice presidential nominee last month, both Politico and The New York Times issued “think pieces” on Tolkien’s work, which Vance has said was influential over his own “conservative worldview”.

I attended the Dads4Kids Men’s Leadership Summit last weekend (9-11 August 2024) and had the privilege of giving the Father’s Blessing to all who were there. As requested, here is a copy of the blessing.

When dealing with sin in the church, there are two extremes that we must avoid. On the one side is greasy 'grace' in which sin is minimised, overlooked, and even covered up. On the other side is haughty 'holiness' in which the sinner is condemned without mercy.

God is inviting the nations to come together. God’s transforming love is falling upon all the communities of Fiji and the South Pacific Islands.

Here, I must ask this of all my readers: Who will join me in committing to pray daily for folks like Musk and Peterson and so many others who seem to be on a real spiritual journey? They really do need our prayers.

Genesis 43-50 records Joseph weeping eight times. I was struck by how dominant the theme of ‘weeping’ was in Joseph’s life. Obviously, he experienced more grief than most. But it’s worth considering each of the instances where Scripture records Joseph as weeping.

Despite the claims of popular culture, there are significant differences between men and women, and I’ve always felt that if we win our men, the girls will come too. But I’ve also wanted to address more of the specific issues pertaining to women in a separate book.

We see all over the world, especially in the West, people being given over to their sin. The sacrilegious and blasphemous display in the Paris Olympics is just one of millions of examples of this.

Sub-atomic elements, which are purely energy, make up the atoms that make up the ‘solid’ objects that we see with our eyes and touch with our hands. So, what we see is just energy in a visual form.

The Puritans themselves sought clear certainty as to God’s truth in its practical bearing, and believed that they had been given it. Their very quest sharpened both their moral sensibilities and their insight into the Bible. May God give us consciences to apply His truth and live by it.

Any believer who is even somewhat biblically literate and is aware of what is happening in the world today will know perfectly well that the Christian life is not a bed of roses, but a struggle. It is in fact a life of battle and warfare, with good and evil being fought out every single day.

There are times when God draws near in the here and now, coming in great power and as a holy refining fire, bringing hidden things to light while we are alive in this world.

If you spend time on social media, you will come across some of the many videos posted of animals being rescued, especially dogs, and even puppies. And that, of course, is a picture of what God does for us lost sinners – He rescues us and loves us, and makes us a part of His family.

We desperately need a revival of the fear of the Lord, a recovery of the awe of God, a restoration of reverence. It is a matter of life and death. May the Lord have mercy on His people, may He purify His bride, may He make something beautiful out of us, and may His name be glorified.

God is near to us and close to us. Unlike the teaching of deism, which states that God made the world but has basically left it to run on its own with no involvement from Him, the Bible teaches us that God is wholly present with and ever active in all that He has created.

Since God is God, how can He in any way become better or better off or enriched? How can He increase in any way as a result of us blessing Him?