 | | Into 2024 | | After four years of orchestrated chaos we continue to find ourselves surrounded by a hostile and murky environment.
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| What is worship anyway? | | Attempts to legislate for and define the things of the heart is an issue that has caused problems in the early church; and it would seem that today things are not much different. So what is true worship?
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| Becoming Overcomers | | A webinar series commencing on Wed. 14 October looking at Christ's letters to the seven Revelation churches with Rev. Dr. Clifford and Monica Hill.
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| Into 2020 | | Plunging into a new year, the imperatives for and constraints against preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ have both ramped up considerably.
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| Only revival will do! | | The UK is in great spiritual need. Only a move of God bringing repentance will turn the tide from the (God-less) lawlessness our our society.
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| Networking 21st-Century Scotland | | An invitation to a day conference/workshop event aimed at enhancing the ability to propagate the Gospel and network the Christian community using film/video and other modern media.
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| Into 2018 | | An open letter on 31 December 2017 to fellow citizens of the United Kingdom. A letter which I would be delighted not to have written.
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| Where the KJV has got it wrong... | | Punctuation can fundamentally alter the meaning of a sentence or expression. The insertion of a comma in the King James Bible has grossly distorted and disabled the body of Christ.
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| Myriam's Story | | A young Iraqi girl who was driven from her home by Islamic State testifies to her faith in Jesus Christ.
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| The Transit Camp | | The interregnum between the (spiritual) fall of King Saul and the coronation of David as Israel's king would have been a unsettling time for God's people. A bit like being in a transit camp.
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| God help us | | In times of calamity we cannot create a 'revival recipe', but only pray into the Lord's will.
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| When was Jesus born? | | In spite of the carol which sings of 'in the bleak mid-Winter' and in spite of any hard evidence regarding the time of Jesus birth it is highly unlikely that He was born in December.
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| A Church in ruins | | In our day there are strong reasons to suspect that God is not-so-much dismantling the parody that man has created as He is merely standing by and letting the inevitable collapse occur.
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| Presbyterianism - Scottish style | | With the Church of Scotland facing a major issue, it is perhaps worthwhile to look at how presbyterianism, in post-Reformation Scotland, has got to where it is.
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| Homecall of Rev. Howard Taylor | | An Englishman who was first ordained into the church in Africa before serving in the Church of Scotland parish ministry and then on a Scottish University campus has now been elevated to a new position.
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| Rescued into True Freedom | | A letter from a Christian who was living a homosexual lifestyle 40 years ago when he found the transforming power of Jesus Christ to change his life.
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| No Room at the Inn | | Elizabeth Kendal writes of how Christianity in particular and religious faith in general is being - at an increasingly rapid pace - pushed out of public life in 'Western' nations.
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| Stained Glass Radio Programmes | | Pick up audio interviews from Ken Hancock of Aberdeen-based Stained Glass Radio speaking with fellow Christians from the UK and around the world on a range of very interesting topics.
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| Has Christianity Become Intolerable? | | Countries outside of the UK have become increasingly concerned about developments within the UK with respect to Christians and the freedom to bear witness to the Christian faith.
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| The evils of our age | | The advent of the internet has meant that an ever-increasing number of people of all ages have access to the most vile and dangerous material; corrupting minds and behaviour
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| Communion taken on first moon landing | | With the death of Neil Armstrong as the first man on the moon Buzz Aldrin represents the only living memory of participating in that historic landing. During the radio blackout he did a remarkable thing.
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| Student Study Bible (ESV version) | | A review of the recently-published Student Study Bible which is a substantial addition to the one-volume resources containing the Word of God along with explanatory notes, guides, charts and maps.
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| Baptist church under seige in Bethlehem | | In the wake of Bethlemen Bible College's international gathering of Replacement Theology evangelical leaders, the First Baptist Church in the birthplace of Christ is refused registration renewal by the Palestinian Authority.
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| The fall of a Titan | | When grown men, and in spite of themselves, cry spontaneously in front of a TV camera, we can know that something profound is going on in their lives.
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| Theology through the ages. | | While any church worthy of the name will place the foundation for its creeds and practices on the Word of God in practice there are very few which are not influenced – for good or ill – by the history of the Christian church.
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| Pastors and Prophets; roles in conflict | | The 'sola pastora' (single pastor) model within the Christian church imposes conflicting responsibilities and stress on those persons who, as individuals, are required both to keep the peace and proclaim the Truth.
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| 11/11/11 WWII veteran still fighting | | A decorated WWII pilot who is now 92 years old has been involved in conflict for most of his life. His battles in the physical realm have transferred to the area of spiritual warfare.
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| What keeps Christians apart? | | 'Secondary issues' are often the reason given for Christians staying apart from one another. But is there the possiblity that there are issues lying underneath?
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| Sexuality and Women Bishops - a Reform view | | Reform is a grouping of churches and leaders within the Church of England who are seeking to maintain a Biblical response to sexuality and women in overseeing roles. A representative speaks to Christians Together.
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| Get into The Ark | | Tempests strike countries, continents and personal lives. John Owen, a great Puritan preacher, spoke to his congregation in 1680: the message is the same and even more vital today.
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| Ted Haggard looking for restoration | | High-profile former pastor Ted Haggard who resigned from his ministry followig a drug and sex scandal asks in an interview why secular 'stars' like Tiger Woods can be restored by not church leaders.
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| Blogging: a subtle appeal to human pride? | | In a world of pervasive blogging and social media Andy Wharhol's 1968 prediction that "everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" has lost non of its allure. Is the desire for public attention now invading the church?
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| The Word is not enough. | | Much dissension and strife in the church of Jesus Christ emanates from the tendency to put an exclusive responsibilty on the Word of God to provide authoritative guidance on every issue of life.
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| Sweeping it under the carpet | | In the life of many organisations it is often the case that serious and deleterious flaws remain suppressed and hidden until some other issue arises. It is at that point that foundational cracks are exposed. And in the church(es) it is no different.
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| The Pope and the RC church are unique | | Of all the world's religious systems and organisations the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church are unique in terms of the influence that they can wield on governments, politicians and heads of state.
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| Scotland 1560: quite a summer so far | | Following the storms of last winter which decimated the French fleet off Scotland's shores, and the death of Mary of Guise, John Knox the religious firebrand is now in pole position in the nation.
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| Rescued from the demonic | | Laura Maxwell has just published a book which gives her testimony of how she was set free from tragic involvement with the New Age, Spiritualism and the demonic.
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| The Miracle of Dunkirk: 70 years on | | The Trumpet Sounds for Britain is a trilogy - latterly published as a single volume - which chronicles the hand of God in our nation over the centuries and includes a truly prophetic call to us today.
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| From Eden to Kingdom Come | | What promises has God made to us and what (if any) restrictions and conditions does he place on us? The anwers to fundamental questions rooted in ancient times shape much of what we believe and how we act in our 21st-century Christian lives and churches.
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| Revivals in the Highlands: Part 4 | | Alex Muir's concluding article on revivals in the Scottish Highlands was published just before his Homecall to Glory in March 2010. A tribute will be published elsewhere (d.v.)
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| The Times of the Signs | | Charles Gardner reports on the chaos in our world and gives a view of current events from Middle East expert Lance Lambert who lives in Israel.
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| A Covenant-keeping God | | A sovereign and unchanging God has employed covenants and promises as benchmarks for human behaviour and to inform mankind regarding his eternal purposes.
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| R U 2 bi C 2? | | Satan wants us to be either flat on our backs or run off our feet. Jesus invited his first disciples to 'Come apart..' If we don't we risk coming apart.
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| A Warning from Wick | | A 'vacancy' crisis in Wick raises some serious questions for ministry in the body of Christ at large regarding the building up of God's people.
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| Sunday Sailings to Lewis | | The prospect of Sunday sailings to Stornoway is presenting a host of challenges to traditions, religious views, social habits, people and politicians.
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| FCC/FCA or FL/CB? | | Are the new 'Confessing Fellowships' meeting the needs of the cause of Christ or merely serving as palliatives to feelings of shame and insecurity?
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| Fellowship of Confessing Churches | | With the launch of a new evangelical grouping within the Church of Scotland, we could be seeing a tsunami starting to break upon the shores of the Kirk and the nation.
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| Rick Warren on the ropes | | Rick Warren, megachurch purpose-driven pastor and friend of President Obama is enmeshed in controversy regarding his stance on gay marriage.
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| 40 years on | | Sandy Shaw is a Nairn-based pastor and teacher. He tells his story of how God spoke to him as a young boy; and 40 years after a fresh empowering of the Holy Spirit.
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| Megachurch meltdown? | | The wheels were already coming off the megachurch train before the present economic crisis caused it to come crashing into the buffers.
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| Night Church | | A group of Christians who gathered to pray and ask God how to connect with their local community found that their prayers were answered very quickly and in an unexpected way.
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| Obituary for an Old Friend | | No one knows how old he was, and a combination of different factors gave rise to a protacted period of debilitating illness which meant that he died in obscurity
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| Search for Alison on iPlayer | | A TV programme of Rev. Kenny and Reta MacDonald's search for their daughter Alison who went missing in Kashmir in 1981 is now available on-line; but hurry
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| The Kirk on dangerous ground | | The national Church of Scotland is moving in a direction which could bring the Kirk into direct conflict with God's purposes for society and the world.
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| Employee or servant of God? | | A legal conundrum involving a Highland minister and his church has implications for the relationship between the church of Christ and the state - the issue behind the 1843 Disruption.
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| Christians under pressure | | Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has come under fire in the States, and it seems that evangelicals the world over are coming under real pressure.
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| Crises in church and nation | | Three important documents from the Maranatha Community in Manchester. These provide vital information for every intercessor and all those concerned for the church and the nation
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| Prepare for difficult times | | Corrie Ten Boom wrote a message in 1974 which she impressed upon David Pawson at the end of her life in this world in 1983.
The message is to 'prepare' the people.
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| Son of Hamas leader comes to Christ | | Masab Yousef is the son of a prominent Hamas leader and politician. In an interview with an Israeli media source he tells of his journey to Christ and the true nature of Hamas.
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| Organic Church | | Organic church life is a grass roots experience that is marked by face-to-face community, every-member functioning,
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