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Arthur Davis
Arthur Davis is an Aussie living in Tanzania, writing at meetjesusatuni.com.
In Galatians 6:10, we’re urged to do good to all people, but especially to our family of believers. If you’re concerned about the earthquake disaster in Haiti, you ought to know a bit about the church in Haiti — who are these brothers and sisters, and what are their needs? […]
Estimated reading time: 47 seconds
One of the things we’ve been struck by since moving to Melbourne is the distinctives of our home town, Adelaide. Lots of people know Adelaide as the City of Churches. It’s not that Adelaide had an especially high number of church buildings, but Adelaide was the first place in Australia […]
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
I’m yet to write on Witherington in our Scripture series, but I thought I’d take a brief look at a new article from the 9Marks e-journal. In it, Gregory Wills asks, What lessons can we learn from the history of liberalism?
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Divine Endurance is one of my favourite novels. Like Neuromancer, its elegant balance of sci-fi and fantasy makes for a vivid world.
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
The trellis and the vine: the ministry mind-set that changes everything Colin Marshall and Tony Payne (Matthias Media, 2009) This new Australian book picks up on some of the things I explored in Going Parachurch, distinguishing between the organic church and the institutional church. Our true focus must always be […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
When I write, I’ve developed a habit of starting in a completely stripped down environment (TextEdit) as a way of getting words out with minimal distractions. Now, I’ve just tried Ommwriter. It’s an attempt to recover a more organic, tangible and immersive writing experience. If you harbour strange longings for a pen […]
Estimated reading time: 42 seconds
Part 1, part 2, part 3 In this series I’ve highlighted that mission doesn’t need to be hinged to a denomination, yet missionaries will seek connections in terms of the capital-C Church, the organic Body.
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes