While all around went wobbly and things that were once dependable let me down, I learned to more deeply trust the truth that there is no shadow of change in the Lord.
While all around went wobbly and things that were once dependable let me down, I learned to more deeply trust the truth that there is no shadow of change in the Lord.
When it comes to my family and friends, am I really confident in the gospel?
In our line of the church-planting world, a wife must roll her sleeves up with the rest of us, get her hands dirty, and partner with her man in the fight.
“She does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.” (Prov. 5:6) A shifty, flirty, slippery slope, that’s crooked. It gives no thought to life; it entices you away. The sweet honey has become bitter gall. The darkest of colours. This is so true. When you become embroiled in […]
Apart from the fact that there is not a rush of people queuing up to move into the schemes to plant churches, it is also because we are by our very nature a called out and a sent-out people.
“For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil.” (Prov. 5:3)
Work hard at maintaining your personal/communal spiritual disciplines of reading, meditation, and prayer. All is lost if these go out the window.
What’s unique about the wisdom found in the book of Proverbs? It’s God-centred.
How can we call people to a life of self-sacrifice, yet promise to meet up with them for an hour once a week?
“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Prov 18:24. When thinking about the topic of friendship, the best place to look is to Jesus.
Mez McConnell chats to our new Retrain Manager, Amy Lamont, about the vision for 20schemes Retrain and what the near future holds for the project.