Christian living

A thought provoking and inspiring article to encourage Christians as the world faces the future alongside artificial intelligence. Joanna Ng reminds the reader that humans are made in the image of God and that data does not represent absolute truth. She provides a vision of the part Christians could play in helping their communities shape […]

An insightful conversation with Professor Neil Dodgson, who is Professor of Computer Graphics and Dean of Graduate Research at Victoria University in Wellington. "As the rise of AI changes much about our society and touches on many aspects of what it means to be human, Prof Dodgson said there is ample room for the Church […]

Sometimes it can be hard to find the words we need to express ourselves in prayer. This Crossway article, by Jonathan W. Arnold, and Zachariah M. Carter, looks to those who have walked the path of faith before us. May their prayers be a helpful guide in illuminating your path. https://www.crossway.org/articles/10-prayers-from-history-to-pray-for-your-loved-ones Image: Photo by Milada Vigerova on Unsplash

Kristin Brown considers the cultural and societal thinking that influences our understanding and experience of retirement, raising a very significant question... What does retirement look like for a Christian? "Many of us have been influenced by a worldly perspective on work—a view that all work is grueling and to be avoided if at all possible. […]

Reflecting on the popularity and use of Facebook over the last twenty years, the author reminds us that personal validation through social media is a path that does not always bring us to the destination we seek. "Problems can occur when we look to social media for a sense of value. Happiness and fulfilment come […]

This is a helpful article on prayer by David Mitchell, who explains, "For people who listen and learn from Jesus the power of prayer comes from our heavenly Father. We trust his wisdom and power. We trust his goodness. He makes himself available to us, he will hear and he will respond. He might not […]

A podcast from John Lennox, 'Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, internationally renowned speaker and author of several books on the interface of science, philosophy and religion'. * This is recommended listening from an attendee at OCCA, (the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics), 2024 Summer School and Confident Faith Conference. https://www.theocca.org/resources/can-we-live-with-ai Image : Photo by Possessed […]

This is a thoughtful and informative article by the Hon. John Anderson MP, looking at the history and development of the Liberal-Democratic State and that of Christianity's involvement. He also considers how Christians could helpfully and scripturally be involved relationally with the State.  "Too often the relationship of Church and State is discussed from a […]

Denny Burk discusses a challenging piece of the Scriptures, as part of Crossway's Tough Passages series. It is helpful and prudent to note the context of slavery in Roman times, which was not as our own present-day Western culture and ethos. We can otherwise be misled in our reading and understanding of Scripture. This insightful […]

Citing clinical psychologist Valerie Ling, who provides ways for us to recognise burnout and offers suggestions to help prevent it, Keith Condie's article reminds of this very real issue. "The apostle Paul said, ‘Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervour, serving the Lord’ (Romans 12:11). But sometimes our zeal to serve the […]

Denise Lee Yohn explains work idolatry and the negative impact it can have on our ability to refresh ourselves. This in turn leads to a failure to consider work in the light of God's plan for us. Yohn helpfully suggests 3 practices that can turn around our approach to daily work, namely: to remember the […]

Meryl Herr's work at the De Pree Center researches the means by which leaders can exemplify how to live and work in a Christian way. This article considers the impact of feeling called to a particular work environment, and how to discern the effects of burnout that may result. She notes, "Based on my observations […]