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Why the gospel is good news
I'm reading John Piper's God is the Gospel, where he asks: "Why is the gospel good news?" The reason this must be asked is that there are seemingly biblical answers that totally ignore the gift of God himself. A person may answer, "Being forgiven is good news because I don't want to go to hell." Or a person may answer, "Being forgiven is good news because a guilty conscience is a horrible thing, and I
Y Lead
For the next eight months, I have been privileged to be part of the YLead program. This program is designed to help young Anglicare staff from various positions of leadership to develop the understanding of what it may mean for them to exercise more effective and sustainable leadership in their own lives, communities, churches, or workplaces. The intensive began on the weekend that just went by. The intensive was experiential, practical and encouraging. The design
I’ve got everything. Now what?
A 2007 survey of 5500 Australians aged 14 to 30 reveals: “They have greater disdain for advertising, yet are brand conscious and many actually like living with their parents. This allows them to have the best of both worlds." ... "They clearly like to spend money on the latest gadgets, going out and new clothes, but their spending is tempered by concerns over home ownership.” The survey indicates many young Australians are concerned about the
Dependence
Here is a quote I found that really challenged me on whether or not I was relying on God... "We are looking for our own virtue, our own piety, our own goodness, and so live on and in our own poverty and weakness - today pleased and comforted with the seeming firmness and strength of our own pious tempers and fancying ourselves to be somewhat. Tomorrow, fallen into our own mire, we are dejected, but