What does the Bible’s account of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11 have to teach us about remembrance?

On the evening of Karl Martin and Martha Price’s baptism we considered what baptism means

At the start of Acts 17 Luke tells us about two cities visited by Paul and his companions and in both the contrasts and continuities between them, calls us to trust the Word

The birth of the church in Philippi shows us what happens when we look at the world the way God looks at it. We see:

• The Silent Spirit
• The Seeking Saviour
• The Subtle Substitute

It’s hard enough under any circumstances to decide which issues are worth fighting over. As Christians we are also called to handling such issues properly. The council in Acts 15 is an example of how to differ over critical issues as Christians

In Acts 14 Luke selects two encounters, one in Iconium where the message of the gospel was misrepresented by its enemies, and Lystra where it was misunderstood by its hearers. He tells us about these encounters to teach us to:

• Trust the Truth
• Protect the Truth
• Nurture the Truth

Living in a creation fractured by sin requires that

• We recognise that Worship is a matter of Determination
• That Memory is our Lifeline
• And that Honesty turns Despair into Desire