Discipleship

Discipleship

5 lies that porn will tell you

When I first started dating Elaine, it was during a particularly victorious period of my life. I had been clean for a number of years already. When we were dating, there was never any urge to turn to...

Discipleship

I wanted to leave BSF because I didnā€™t feel challenged enough

Iā€™ve been attending Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) for almost two years. With this year coming to a close, Iā€™ve been thinking whether it might be time to move on.   BSF has still been a...

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Christians in a call-out culture

Your personal opinion of Barack Obama may vary, but the former President of the United States was spot-on when he called out the prevalent culture of the day. Mr Obama derided ā€œcall-out cultureā€...

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The God who says ā€œI am with you, alwaysā€

Thereā€™s power in a name. Itā€™s what weā€™re known by (identification) and it says who we are (identity). Just think of all the names of those influential and powerful world leaders. God Himself...

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Purity on the purple line

Ever since my mum sold the car a few months ago, Iā€™ve been taking the train everywhere. And to be honest, thatā€™s introduced a new problem into my life: Iā€™ve been finding it super hard to...

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Have I been a stumbling block to others?

When we talk about the dos and donā€™ts of Christianity, are we revealing Christ and leading people to God, or turning them away?  The apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 8:13: ā€œTherefore, if...

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Seeing hope in the hopelessness

At the start of the year, I was privileged to be given a book from a friend titled Whose Child Is This?  The book tells the story of Pastor Bill Wilson, founder of Metro World Child, the largest...

Discipleship

5 reasons why the fire has stopped growing inside of you

After recently attending our churchā€™s annual conference, a new fire for God was reignited within me. However, from my previous experiences of going for conferences, I knew this feeling was only...

Discipleship

What are you hiding from God?

Itā€™s strange looking back and realising just how much my Christian life was driven by my struggle with pornography. I canā€™t remember the number of times I would masturbate on a Saturday night,...