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This year our blog has seen many thought-provoking pieces from countless different authors. We hope that your thoughts have been stirred and your hearts encouraged by it. Have a look at our most-viewed blogs of 2019:
John Lennox describes the time that he was pressured to give up his faith by a Nobel Prize winning physicist.
He said, “Lennox, do you want a career in science?”
“Yes, sir,” I replied.
“Then,” he said, “in front of witnesses, tonight, you must give up this childish faith in God. If you do not, then it will cripple you intellectually and you will suffer by comparison with your peers. You simply will not make it.”
Alistair Begg wants us to pray more like Paul. To do that, he says we need to erase the two words that shut most of our prayers down. Here they are:
“Be with…”
The scenario is depressingly common by now—word of another ministry leader having his hypocrisy and hidden life exposed. An addiction here. An affair there. An abusive exercise of power and narcissistic exploitation of position. Jared Wilson explores the 3 things that often precede the fall of a church leader.
We’ve seen various prominent figures walk away from the faith this year. It can be upsetting and discouraging to witness. In this article, Jonty Allcock explores the issue at the heart of people walking away.
In this article, Rachel Gilson shares her story of coming out and later coming to faith.
“I gradually started to own that identity more and more. I knew from the culture that Christianity was against homosexuality. So by the time I was 18, I had concluded that Christians were both stupid and bigots.”
If helping your kids to read the Bible feels like a daunting task then read this. Chris Morphew shares how his up and down relationship with running connects to your kids reading the Bible...
In the past few decades, personality assessments have become increasingly popular. Companies are spending big money on them. Churches, too, are using them for team building and to help staff increase personal awareness. In fact, ask most people of a certain age and they will tell you they have heard of or taken one of more of these tests (DISC or Myers-Briggs are two of the more popular ones). In spite of their popularity—or maybe because of it—the question is: for Christians, are these tests helpful, or a distraction?
“A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.” 1 Timothy 2 v 11
We went there.
Ray Ortlund explores how when we lose sight of Jesus, glorious theology becomes distasteful.
“Now may the Lord add, as the crowning beauty upon us all, humility, gentleness, kindness, and restraint, with a relaxed, cheerful enjoyment of one another. The modern rediscovery of Reformed theology, rather than leaving people cold, could then grow into historic revival, for the glory of God alone.”
In this article, Christopher Ash covers the tricky topic of how we should pay our pastors and whose responsibility it is to make these sort of decisions.
We hope you've enjoyed reading our blog this year. Is there a topic that you'd love us to cover? Let us know in the comments!
Eleanor is a Marketing and Publicity Assistant for The Good Book Company. She lives in west London with her husband, Alastair. They attend Trinity West Church where Eleanor helps with children's work.
