Does Bach’s music prove the existence of God?
Trevin Wax looks at this particular argument.
Living from approval, not for approval
How do you think God views you right now? More of us need to properly get to grips with the truths in this one, it will transform our Christian walk when we do.
Preaching really is the answer
We are prone not to believe this, but it is true: ‘I often get asked how we are reaching so many people or what we are doing differently at Malvern Hill–especially as it relates to reaching children and teenagers. Interestingly, many people don’t believe my answer. They assume we must have uncovered some secret growth trick, some special program, or a new discipleship method. The truth is simple and difficult. The primary thing we do at Malvern Hill is preach the Word. The church is built around the preaching of the Word of God, and we trust in the power of the Word of God to build Christ’s church.’
Reading the Exvangelicals
‘The focus on where Exvangelicals end up—heterodoxy, theological liberalism, or leaving the faith altogether—is a matter of interest, but it might be worth asking about the commitments of the churches where they came from. We sometimes accuse exvangelicals of leaving “Protestant churches.” I’m not so sure they did.’
3 reasons why your small group is not a church
‘A small group is not a church. Small groups lack an essential ingredient in the recipe of a church: heaven’s authority. To put it another way, a local church is an earthly embassy of Christ’s heavenly kingdom; a small group is not. In what follows, I will explain three reasons why your small group is not a church, but keep in mind that all three reasons (not just the first) are simply clarifying and unpacking this fundamental point: churches wield heaven’s authority, small groups do not.’
Westminster wasn’t enough
This one takes a look at the Savoy Declaration and the context in which it was drafted. It goes on to draw some lessons for the church today from how it was put together, particularly the approaches of Thomas Goodwin and John Owen.
From the archive: The surprising problem of freedom
‘Whatever the reason, we often object – not to what the Bible actually says – but more to what it doesn’t. We so often have a surprising problem, not with what God demands, but with gospel freedom.’