Giving birth in a strange city

J, serving Arabic-speakers in a UK city 'The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.' John 1:5 As part of my ministry, I …

A new dawn

By Josh Hooker serving in Belfast, Northern Ireland Read Isaiah 9:1-7 Christmas Day in the UK is usually cold, grey and dark. In contrast, in Namibia, where I …

Immanuel

By Matt Pope serving in Santiago, Chile 'Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him …

Privilege on the periphery

By Ken Irungu serving in Kikuyu, Kenya Read Matthew 1:18-25 One way we get to know someone better is by knowing their name and what work they do …

A family tree worth caring about

By Tom Trump serving in Brussels, Belgium Read Matthew 1:1-17 In Belgium, as in many other countries, family is very important – especially at Christmas time. Families gather to …

A Global Promise Fulfilled

By Richard Balmer, Crosslinks Ireland Team Leader ‘This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham.’ Matthew 1:1 Before Matthew tells us …

The First Love

By Lou Clarke serving in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium ‘This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice …

The first Christmas clue

By Graeme Innes, serving in Chişinău, Moldova My children love Christmas so much that they would happily sing Christmas songs all year long! Part of their excitement is …

The Bible is God’s word written

Where do we look for God’s wisdom? How do we decide what the mind of God is? How do we determine our faith, our conduct and our practice? The …

More than what we imagine to be true

In Dan Brown’s book, The Da Vinci Code, a curious conversation takes place. Sophie exclaims to Langdon, the book’s hero, ‘you told me the New Testament is based …