How much should Christians tithe?
I broadly agree with the principles and wisdom Wayne Grudem offers in this one. I slightly (and it is slight) disagree on his understanding of the poor widow in relation to the rich, but I nevertheless do agree that the ultimate principle is not “give until you’re poor”, which tempers my disagreement. But this is a helpful one nevertheless as we think about giving.
Pastoring people through slow change
This one is short, simple and straightforward, but nevertheless quite helpful.
What Is the Protestant Reformation? Everything You Need to Know
This is a helpful one for understanding the Protestant Reformation, what was going on and why it was particularly significant.
Do Elders Really Need to Evangelize?
You surely know they do. But this one looks into how and why we might not and why it is important that we do.
Belonging before believing?
‘For nearly two decades, I’ve heard this statement bandied about in Christian circles, prompted by a desire for seekers to feel like they’re part of the church before they embrace Christ. During one session at the Fourth Lausanne Congress, the saying came up in a presentation on strategies for reaching Gen Z. “They’ve got to feel they belong before they will believe!”’
Alistair Begg with wisdom for voting
‘When the election results are declared, and especially if the outcome is not as you had hoped and prayed, remind yourself that, although it doesn’t always seem so, the Lord our God the Almighty reigns!’
From the archive: Sorry, I can’t promise it will be any different
‘Often, we know that we are discontent and we are sure that the problem cannot be within ourselves so we look to hang the issue on the church. The thing is that you will still be there in whatever church you move to next. Your discontent will follow you and, such as you are discontent now, you will be so then. Sure, the specific point of tension might be different, but you can fairly well guarantee there will be other problems. If your discontent is driving you away from a church, and it is not an objective matter of gospel truth, it is necessarily a subjective matter related to your discontent. And if that is true, how can we have any great confidence we’ll be any different? Discontent is in the eye of the beholder.’