Part 1 If Quiet Time — ‘personal Bible reading’ — is working for you, that’s fabulous. Don’t give it up. If it’s a constant struggle, there might be a bunch of reasons for that. But there comes a point when you can’t just pin it all on laziness. It might […]
• View all posts in this series We’re currently in the middle of an excellent campaign by the Bible Society of Australia, Live light in 25 words. The idea is to read one Bible verse — averaging 25 words — during each day of this month, as a way of kick-starting […]
You might know the quote attributed to Francis of Assisi: Preach the gospel at all times. Use words if necessary. You might also have heard that he didn’t exactly said that. The quote comes up for discussion because sometimes we’re concerned that words, and gospel preaching, might be downplayed. But […]
What if a generation of a nation’s leaders were living for Jesus? We’re spending the next 10 years working with university students in Dodoma, Tanzania’s new education capital.
What should a university ministry look like? In the weeks to come, I’ll be teasing out a couple of ideas about the purpose of student ministry. As always, I’d love to have your input along the way. What has defined your experience or practise of university ministry? First up, I want […]
It’s a bit of a dream job, really: Sophie Lister gets paid to watch movies. Heaps of them. Sophie (right) works for the Damaris Trust, creating reviews, discussion guides and podcasts which appear on Culturewatch for ‘exploring the message behind the media’. Sophie’s articles are a fantastic model of Christian […]
You’ll find occasional movie reviews on this blog as we do our best to engage with the visual storytelling of our culture. But this time, let’s talk with a pro: Sophie Lister, who writes about film on a weekly basis. Sophie (right) works for the Damaris Trust, creating reviews, discussion […]
Meet Jesus at uni 