“The letter to the Romans is a book that repeatedly changes the world, by changing people” says Timothy Keller, best-selling author and pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. Here he explores the letter’s powerful place in church history, and explains how it has also profoundly influenced him.
Why should Christians study the book of Romans today? All I have to do is point to history.
Saint Augustine, the fourth-century bishop of Hippo (in what is now Algeria), was converted by reading the book of Romans – a passage from Romans 13. Augustine had a Christian mother, but he turned his back on her faith. He sought truth elsewhere, decided to live however he felt, and fathered a child out of marriage. But while living in Milan, he heard the preaching of Bishop Ambrose, a towering figure in the church. And he found himself unable to shake off what he had heard:... continue reading
We're really excited about Epic Explorers, the brand-new addition to the Christianity Explored range, specially designed for 4-11s. We'd like you to get excited about it too - tell your friends, your church's childrens worker, the person who runs the school CU - so we've made a desktop wallpaper for you...
Here's the wallpaper and it's available for your desktop, laptop, tablet and even mobile phone. Enjoy!
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How to change your wallpaper: The wallpaper you need will vary , depending on your monitor size, screen resolution and a few other considerations. You can click here to see what your resolution is. Generally you set one of these are your wallpaper by clicking on the link to download the image, then right-clicking on the image (once it’s open) and selecting “Set as Background,” “Set as Desktop Background,” or something similar.
Over the past two years, the team at desiringGod.org has published a series of ebooks made available to their readers free of charge. Check out the list here and download a few (or all of them!) to enjoy!
Adventure Island is the setting for the Epic Explorers course, the brand new resource exploring who Jesus is and what he came to do. Here's a whislte stop tour around the island...
Arriving at Breathtaking Bay (Mark 1:1, 16-34) children will...... continue reading
Mel Lacy, Director of the Theology for Youth & Children's Ministry at Oak Hill College, recently interviewed Tamar Pollard at the Bible Centred Youthworker Conference about Epic Explorers
If you like Christianity Explored, you'll love Epic Explorers...
"I'm so thrilled with this latest addition to the Christianity Explored family. Like every edition of Christianity Explored, Epic Explorers is built on the foundation of discovering the identity, mission and call of Jesus in Mark's Gospel. And it does so in a way that is uniquely fun, engaging and, most of all, faithful for children from the ages of 4 right up to 11." Rico Tice, Associate Minister at All Souls, Langham Place.
Completing the family of Christianity Explored resources, Epic Explorers is ideal for holiday clubs,
In the lead up to Easter, we're promoting our graphic-novel-style book The Third Day. Today we're giving away some free desktop wallpaper to excite you about Easter and, of course our book.
Here's the wallpaper and it's available for your desktop, laptop, tablet and even mobile phone. Enjoy!
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How to change your wallpaper: The wallpaper you need will vary , depending on your monitor size, screen resolution and a few other considerations. You can click here to see what your resolution is. Generally you set one of these are your wallpaper by clicking on the link to download the image, then right-clicking on the image (once it’s open) and selecting “Set as Background,” “Set as Desktop Background,” or something similar.
We love The Third Day, but don't just take our word for it:
This week we're bigging up 'The Third Day'. Check out the stunning new edition of this graphic-novel-style book faithfully illustrating the unadorned NIV text of the last 3 chapters of Luke's Gospel. Have a look at some of the amazing internal spreads.... continue reading