I affirm that the central purpose of the Bible is to reveal and explain the significance of Jesus, but I believe it can still bless people outside of that purpose.
Author: Chris Northcott
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||Pastoral Passage|| On the cross, Jesus substituted his people.
||Pastoral Passage|| It is easy to get used to being comfortable at church, to being ‘entertained’ in a mild sense of that word. Even though we might feel a little sheepish about this, it is not something we would hurry to change.
||Pastoral Passage|| Our inheritance is ready and waiting for the day that is appointed. The question that matters is this: When that time comes, will you be ready and waiting?
||Pastoral Passage|| The ‘Beatitudes’ surprises us. The actions and attitudes commended are either humiliating, costly or emotionally draining.
||Pastoral Passage|| Although excessive brooding over one’s own sinfulness can be a sign of a melancholy temperament, it should be remembered that … in our day and age, we are not likely to overdo it.
||Pastoral Passage|| Real Christianity is difficult, and in our society increasingly foreign. What compels people to begin and continue this path?
||Pastoral Passage|| Perhaps our experience of church has not been as rich as we would hope, or maybe we just don’t even know what Christian community could be.
||Pastoral Passage|| Sometimes (I confess) I have thought it would be nice if Christianity was more of a “civic” religion.
Chris Northcott 