In May we typically cover a topic on the broad theme of restoration. What is restoration? It’s the simple idea that as Christians we need to always be returning to the faith that was ‘once for all delivered to the saints’ (Jude 1:3). No matter how the world changes, how we grow and learn and – this is the compass bearing that we need to keep looking back to in order to check our course. Of course, we can’t do this without a sound understanding of that faith as it was recorded in the Scriptures. There is no shortage of ‘authorities’ these days, each trying to tell us which way to go, but do we keep God’s Word in the central place it deserves in our lives?

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In our Feature, Les Totman discusses why it’s important that we keep going back to the Bible as our standard rather than our own opinions. As Food for Thought, Nancy Wu Won considers the ways in which we can engage with the scriptures more deeply in our everyday lives. We also asked a few different Christians about what the Bible has meant to them in their lives. 

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In our International Letter, Hannah Diles introduces us to the Global Christian Studies programme at Harding University, an opportunity for Christians around the world to benefit from training in ministry without leaving home. John Atchley reviews the book A Voice in the Wilderness, a collection of essays covering a wide variety of issues relating to the church and culture. And in our News section we hear about the recent Fifty-N-Over retreat, plus The Point’s annual retreat over Easter.

 

May God bless us richly through his Word dwelling in our hearts, and convicting us anew each time we encounter it.

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The InterSections team.