Prosperity now!
Issue 338: November, 2006 |
Couldn't Help Noticing
- Chocolate and chips
- The Pope and his quote
- Muslims should learn English?
- A rude awakening
- Worshipping with contentment
- Overcomers Outreach
- If it wasn't so sad ...
- September 11: In case we had forgotten
- WordWatch: Mansions—Kel Richards ponders the architecture of heaven.
Bookshelf
- Review: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Bible—Jodie McNeill introduces us to a helpful and readable introduction to the Bible for 21st-century people.
Prosperity now!
- A different Jesus—Andrew Heard argues that the real problem with the prosperity gospel lies in its representation of Christ.
- Is it God's will for you to be sick?—Does God want us to be sick or doesn't he: yes or no? John Chapman argues that neither answer is satisfactory.
- What is the best life now?—Simon Flinders takes a look at what Joel Osteen and Brian Houston, two prosperity preachers, have to say.
- On the dangers of Christian shorthand: ‘Suffering now, glory later’—In the fourth part of our series on the dangers of Christian shorthand, Christopher Ash takes a look at why the phrase ‘suffering now, glory later’ falls short of the mark.
Pastor's Brief
- What's so special about preaching?—David Jackman asks, “Is preaching really so special?”
Bible Brief
- 1 Samuel 16-31—20 daily Bible readings by Simon Roberts.
Epilogue
- Practical repentance—Elspeth Pitt thinks about how we teach repentance to new Christians and non-Christians seeking to know more about Christianity.
Web extras
This month's web extra features an excellent article by Brian Rosner on the subtle dangers of greed and a review of The Prayer of Jabez by Luke Tattersall.
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