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The Times They Are A-Changin’. Again.
“The times they are a-changin’.” So sang Bob Dylan. “Change” was a prophetic theme when the song first came out. And change is upon us once more, albeit this time a different kind of change. The times they are a-changin’. Ever since the 1960s, America – and I suppose most of the quote-unquote “Western World”…
Read MoreEndless Joy
Today’s article is an excerpt from The Joy of Jesus: 25 Devotional Readings for Christmas by Josh Moody, published by Christian Focus Publishers, 2024. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. –John 3:16 What better summary…
Read MoreThanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is not merely reserved for the annual American celebration of Thanksgiving. It is a characteristic of the mature Christian life. Christians struggle; they have difficulties; they suffer. But in the middle of it all, there is open to us a life that is embedded with the spirit of thanksgiving. Psalms like Psalm 100 can…
Read More5 Ways to Bounce Back from Failure
We all fail at some point in our lives. In fact, to quote Erwin Lutzer, sometimes “failure is God’s back door to success.” But when we fail, how do we move on? Is it possible to bounce back? Yes, here are five ways. 1. Reassess When you are in a pit of failure, it’s a…
Read MoreThe Five Step Guide to How to Get Trained to Be a Pastor
by Dr. Josh Moody Those who watch the ministry training space will know that there appears to be something of a sea changing ongoing with relation to the functional practicality of how training is delivered. Some seminaries are closing—reasons various. Others thriving—reasons also various. Clearly technology is part of the story. Some kinds of training…
Read MoreWork to Live or Live to Work: Is There a Better Way?
by Dr. Josh Moody One of the more common tropes of our day is the importance of work life balance. We are presented with those who spend their days thinking about work, planning to work, dreaming about work, planning work, and generally organizing their life and days around work. Think of Elon Musk, say, famously…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence and the Gospel
by Dr. Josh Moody Many of us have seen the extraordinary capacities of ChatGPT. A few months ago, a couple of friends plugged my preaching into an AI (Artificial Intelligence) piece of software, sampling my voice. Then cut and pasted random text from the internet and hey-presto it was my voice – so uncannily similar…
Read MoreThe 4 Loves of a Healthy Church
by Dr. Josh Moody What makes a church healthy? This is importantly distinguished from what makes a church a true church. That would be a subject for another article. But if we assume that the church we are attending, or thinking about, is a true church, then what is it that makes a church more (or less) healthy?…
Read More7 Ways the Resurrection Can Change Your Life
by Dr. Josh Moody At Easter, we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. All around the world, Christians gathered to remember, record, and recount the story of Jesus’ death, the empty tomb, and his coming back to life again. It is a glorious story with a more than relevant message to us…
Read MoreGod Loves You
by Dr. Josh Moody God loves you. That’s the message that Franklin Graham preached to more than 10,000 people in 2023 in London. According to one involved with the event, a former atheist called Steve Johnson, there is a new openness to spiritual things. People have become fed up with the unreality of Instagram. “I’ve seen…
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