Fight the good fight (part 2)

Life, Sola Panel

Tony Payne | 2 April, 2008

Tony Payne continues his essay (from Briefing #353) on Christian disagreement.

Under what circumstances, and in what manner, should we critique the views of others?

Fight the good fight (part 1): A time to break down and a time to build up

Life, Sola Panel

Tony Payne | 1 February, 2008

Are Christians these days too critical of each other, too ready to oppose and too ready to be negative? You could certainly find plenty of evidence to support this claim. Then again, are Christians these days so polite, inoffensive and unwilling to stand for the truth, they end up being nicer than Jesus? A fair-sized dossier could be assembled in support of this contention as well. So which is it be, nasty or nice?

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13 years of waiting

Couldn't Help Noticing

Emma Thornett | 1 December, 2006

Getting your hands dirty: working in God’s garden

Philip Calman | 1 June, 2003

Ten tips for frustrated servants

Life

Peter Blowes | 1 August, 2001

One of the most common experiences in the life of Christian service is not love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, or any other fruit of the Spirit; it’s frustration. Sometimes this arises from ungodliness in the servant; sometimes it is a genuine response to a situation that makes you feel like crying out, “God, what are you doing here?”

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