The essence of a being’s “existence” has to do with the fact that he is a “living reality” — if one no longer has or the functions of vitality, they are said to “no longer exist.” So, the essence of “death” is the absence of “life” – therefore when one dies “one ceases to exist.” …
T4CG’s Founder and Director Jenny Sinclair met with the Churches Together England (CTE) Enabling Group on 24 March 2023. Jenny was asked to lead a discernment session incorporating a theological reflection on the church’s response to poverty in the context of the theme of this particular gathering, “The Cost of Living Crisis”.
Exploring the causes …
This interview is part of The Reconstruct, a weekly newsletter from Sojourners. In a world where so much needs to change, Mitchell Atencio and Josiah R. Daniels interview people who …
Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can!
When our church bought the old Rokeby Tavern in November of 2015 we used up every cent we had and then promptly decided that we’d somehow turn our pub into a gift to our local community. People …
Too often in our churches the only things we measure are bums on seats on Sunday, how much money came in, in the offering, how many visitors we had, how many volunteers we’ve engaged in each service and the number of small groups that …
Mathew 28:16- 20
Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make …
The anointing of the Holy Spirit was never meant to be an end in itself but rather an empowering for mission, a mission that is seen in, and through, the good works we do in community.
When Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit after his baptism we …
Matthew 9:10-13
Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”
When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy …
Over the past 26 years I’ve been on a journey that started during my first stint as a senior pastor when Deb and I moved to Deeragun, north of Townsville back in 1997 to take on the leadership of a newly planted church. Prior to Townsville I’d spent 5 years in Tasmania helping …