Five Ways to Help Your Pastor to Rest
In recent weeks we have been considering the concept of rest – its vital importance physically, its Christ-centred blessing spiritually, and its hope-engendering power eternally. As this series of articles draws to a close, it seems fitting to think about…
How Can I be Sure of Final Rest?
Any series of articles on the Christian faith and the theme of rest, must reckon with the fact that the gospel of Christ Jesus concerns itself not just with temporal rest but final or eternal rest. In this article, we…
How does Jesus speak of labour and rest?
Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for…
Where is true rest found?
I wonder what you most associate the word ‘rest’ with? For many of us, it is a place, perhaps part of our homes, that we go to when we need to decompress and recharge. Perhaps it’s a public space, like…
Why should Christians make rest a priority?
Of all the company brands and slogans of the past sixty years, it is hard to think of one more memorable or enduring than Nike’s: Just Do It. These three words can speak encouragement about what we are doing or…
Revitalisation Revisited: An Interview with Pastor Steve Auld Pt.3
Steve Auld has been serving as the pastor of Great Victoria Street Baptist Church since May 2017. He’s married to Lynsey and has three young kids. Steve and Lynsey served in Madagascar for two years before moving to Chicago, Illinois…
Revitalisation Revisited: An Interview with Pastor Steve Auld Pt.2
Steve Auld has been serving as the pastor of Great Victoria Street Baptist Church since May 2017. He’s married to Lynsey and has three young kids. Steve and Lynsey served in Madagascar for two years before moving to Chicago, Illinois…
Revitalisation Revisited: An Interview with Pastor Steve Auld Pt.1
Steve Auld has been serving as the pastor of Great Victoria Street Baptist Church since May 2017. He’s married to Lynsey and has three young kids. Steve and Lynsey served in Madagascar for two years before moving to Chicago, Illinois…
Putting Gender Language on the Agenda?
It seems like a long time ago now, but in the late stages of the first decade of this century, the issue of gender language in the Bible was hotly debated. As some English translations began to reflect changes in…
Is a formal or dynamic equivalence Bible translation better?
In a culture that enjoys a wide range of Bible translations, it can be easy to lose sight of just how complex a task it is to render the words of Scripture from their original language into another target language.…