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I explore the links between Christian faith and personal and public life, shaped by Scripture’s authority, historic Christian orthodoxy, and discipleship in the Way of Jesus. I affirm the Nicene, Apostles’, and Chalcedonian creeds as faithful expressions of that orthodoxy, and I hold the Old and New Testaments as the inspired and trustworthy Word of God, carrying supreme authority for faith and conduct. My work is grounded in the life of the Triune God and centered on Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, whose gospel comes to us as a gift of grace and brings both personal transformation and the common good.
More Than Fifty Pastors Say Why They Love Pastoral Ministry
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” “Do you love me? Feed my sheep.” ~ Jesus of Nazareth Pastoral ministry isn’t glamorous. It’s a unique and holy vocation;...
Beginning where grace began (Colossians 2:6–7)
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” Col. 2:6–7 One of my favorite hymns is Amazing Grace. Written by...
Come and Welcome — The invitation to abide in Christ (John 15:4; Matt 11:28)
"Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me." - John 14:4 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28 Jesus...
Reading the Bible and Hearing God’s Voice: Moving from “lectio divina” to “lectio missio”
I love reading. And being a parent has further convinced me of the value of reading. My favorite time of the day is reading time with my daughter Sophia, just before she goes to bed. Spiritual Reading In the mid-1990s, I discovered the art of “spiritual reading”...
Renewing Humility, Mission, and Discipleship: A conversation with Daniel Bourdanne
My interview with Daniel Bourdanne (1959–2024) on renewing Christian humility, mission, and discipleship (for The Global Church Project) . . . Hello, and welcome to The Global Church Project. I’m Graham Joseph Hill. Daniel Bourdanne was born in Chad. He served with...
The Room Got Smaller. The Church Got Bigger.
How the Majority World Is Reshaping Christianity A few years ago, I sat in a church hall in a country town in New South Wales while someone I’ll call Val counted the heads in the room. Val got to nineteen, then told me, with no bitterness at all, that when Val was a...
Our Home is in Jesus Christ
A couple of months ago, my little family traveled to Palawan in the Philippines to celebrate my daughter Sophia’s first birthday. It was a lovely time of love, laughter, and great food: three things my Filipino family and friends do so well. But, as usual, I was...
The Weight and the God of the Depths: On Faith, Anxiety, Depression, and God
There’s a tiredness that sleep doesn’t reach. You wake, and before your eyes are fully open the weight is already there, resting on your chest like something with actual mass. The day hasn’t begun and you’re behind it. You get up anyway. You make the coffee, answer...
People of the Way: Ten Movements Out of the Culture of Self, and Into the Life Jesus Offers
Before anyone called them Christians, they were called something stranger and more beautiful. People of the Way. You can find it in the book of Acts, tucked into the story almost as an aside. When Saul set out for Damascus breathing threats, he was hunting for anyone...
The Gift You Could Never Earn: On Grace, and Why an Exhausted Age Is Starving for It
Almost everyone I meet is trying to prove something. We're proving we're competent, so we answer the email at eleven at night. We're proving we're worth loving, so we perform a curated version of ourselves for people we barely know. We're proving we're on the right...
Ten Movements of the Jesus Way launch team
Thank you so much for considering joining the launch team for Ten Movements of the Jesus Way. I’m genuinely grateful to have you alongside me for this, and I wanted to pull together everything you'll need in one place. Please email me at ghill8@icloud.com, and I'll...
The Kindness of God: Why a Cruel Age Needs the Oldest Christian Virtue
Something has gone hard in the air we breathe. Scroll for five minutes and you’ll feel it. The pleasure people take in a stranger’s humiliation. The comment section sharpening its knives. The public figures who built whole followings on contempt, and the millions who...
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