Sign up at christianaudio.com to receive emails about their free audiobook of the month! I’ve managed to build up a fair library – some are particularly excellent books. As is this one – Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening. He has a verse for the morning and one for the evening for each day of the year,…
We’re aware that our personal walk with the Lord is the first thing that makes or breaks our witness to Christ and service of our church families, so the Emmanuel staff team are starting the year by sharing practices and resources that have helped us over the last year personally listen to the Lord and…
Have a watch of Jonah acted out in the original language of Hebrew. “But why?!” I hear you ask, “I won’t understand it!” Perhaps you’ll be surprised. It’s amazing how much you can understand. If you’re unfamiliar with the book of Jonah, perhaps have a read/listen in English first! Click here to watch.
This week’s link is to the Crossway Blog article Infographics: You Have More Time for Bible Reading than You Think. In August 2018, Crossway surveyed over 11,000 readers, asking questions about how much time they spend watching TV, on Facebook, YouTube, listening to podcasts, doing hobbies or housework. They then compared those responses with the average amount of…
“A book is not paper, and colours and ink,It is dreams and ideas that lead you to think. The staff team read through about 10-15 books and articles together a year and meet up each week to talk through what we’ve read: what we liked and didn’t, where it connects with our lives, ministries, churches,…
This week’s link is to a free download of the audiobook Foxe’s Book of Martyrs – a hard, but humbling and glorious read. Beginning with the story of Stephen from the book of Acts, considered the first Christian martyr, the drama builds to the passion of the early Church’s persecution… Click here to read more: https://christianaudio.com/free?mc_cid=c402db65c5&mc_eid=36c55ec00b
At Emmanuel Westbury on Sunday Julian brought to us God’s ‘cure for a divided heart’ from Psalm 119:113-120, helping us learn to say with the psalmist “I hate double-minded people, but I love your law.” It reminded me of this song that I’ve come across recently and is often stuck in my head (in a good way!). I’ve found it helpful to…
With the student weekend away coming up in a couple of days, I’ve been pulling together a playlist of songs with a Bible Overview in mind – the Story of the King of Kings. If you’d enjoy a listen, you can find it here: Students: This is not a promise to sing all of these songs! But we will sing many. Please especially…
Starting this Sunday at the is the all new “Emmanuel Sunday School” – not for kids! Aimed particularly at students, we’ll be looking at foundational doctrines of the Christian faith and how they impact on the Christian life. Click the article to watch a short video on Tim Challies’ website to get a flavour of…
Smartphones and various apps have meant our accessibility to the word of God has become easier than ever. Yet as we become increasingly familiar with reading the Bible on our phones rather than in a book, it’s worth us noting these words from a recent BBC article: “One of the first things Christians did with…