Moore College

Equipping men and women to love and serve the Lord Jesus Christ

Archbishop Kanishka Raffel’s 2022 Christmas message

Fight For Your Pastor – Book Review

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Sometimes a preposition makes all the difference. We do not need to look far to find examples of Christians who fight with their pastor. If you speak to just about any one of them I expect he will be able to tell you of people who have fought him tooth and nail over some peeve, some cause, some perceived slight. But much rarer are those who fight for their pastor, those who honor him and his position by battling for his success, for his joy, for his encouragement.
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Mental health and the Pastor – with Keith and Sarah Condie

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How is God’s power at work in human weakness? What does it mean to say ‘True health is about being in right relationship with God?’ How do we affirm human worth and recognise the complexity of functioning? What is the connection between our inner and outer life? How do we distinguish between sickness and sin? What difference does a Christian community make? And how can God’s compassion and care be expressed in the midst of difficulty?
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On the Giving of Gifts – Jocelyn Loane

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Back in the 90s the book The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman came out. The ideas in that book are something I still hear people talk about today. The premise is that people express and receive love in five key different ways. They include words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service and physical touch. I remember first reading this list and being a little bit repulsed by the receiving gifts one. It seemed to me such a selfish, materially focused way of wanting to be loved. Yet as I read the book and reflected on the ways that I have most felt loved, I was shocked to discover that receiving gifts actually was my primary love language. Yikes!
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