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Summer reads

Katherine has handpicked 7 must-read books to inspire your summer reading. Whether you’re looking for daily bursts of encouragement to reconnect with the heart of the gospel or hoping to use the holiday season to share your faith with loved ones but aren’t sure how to begin, this list has you covered.A timely conversation invites us to reflect on our humanity and physicality, with two standout books exploring what it means to embrace our creaturely nature.And for young minds eager to learn, ...

Faithful Love in Modern Times: Books on Song of Songs, Relationships, and Rethinking Purity

The Song of Songs, with its rich poetry and intimate expressions, provides an unexpected look into romantic love as God designed it—passionate, faithful, and unifying. It runs counter to secular Western culture in its idolatry of sexual pleasure, but also challenges the undertones of purity culture that's shaped the church. The former often separates intimacy from commitment, while the latter risks reducing purity to a set of rules and creating negative connotations with sex. Both can leave pe...

Four apps to help you get deep in the Word and prayer

There are heaps of great apps to help you in your personal Bible reading and prayer. Here are a few of our favourites.PrayerMate PrayerMate helps you pray consistently for the people and causes you care about. Develop a discipline of prayer as PrayerMate helps you organise your prayer life, know what to pray for, and actually pray. Download the app >First 5 Daily Bible Reading Get daily Bible readings with devotionals written by women, for women. Spend the first 5 minutes of yo...

When in Rome

Check out these resources to help you go deeper into Romans, think further about the implications for our lives and hear about how it has shaped other Christians.'Romans: Momentous News' by David Cook50 undated devotions through Romans. $7.50 on the bookstall.'Teaching Romans', vol. 1 & 2 by Christopher AshAn excellent commentary, especially for small group leaders. Available from the Cornerstone library.'Predestination' by Scott PettyIntroductory level. $8.50 on the bookstall.'Evangelism an...

Hello Bible-reading resolution, I think we've met

“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers.”  (Psalm 1:1-3)Every year I plan to read the Bible but I find it hard to maintain my habits. Here...