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June Margaret Sutton, Veteran Missionary to Hong Kong and Pioneer of Wholeness Through Christ International, died in Melbourne on Tuesday September 8, 2009, at 11pm. She was in intensive care following chemotherapy treatment for bone-marrow cancer.

June is remembered as a tireless and dedicated woman of God with a forthright manner and unbounded commitment to build [...]

Antioch in Syria is the first place where believers were called “Christians” and it was the home church for Paul and Barnabas, from which Paul launched his missionary journeys. Other early church writers identify Peter as the first bishop of Antioch, even though the New Testament bases him in Jerusalem.
Following Peter, the next bishop [...]

A letter has passed down through two millennia which bears the name of Barnabas. The letter is confidently attributed to the man who worked with the Apostle Paul, since people close to that time were confident in his authorship.
In the first part of this investigation of the epistle we saw many of the weaknesses [...]

One of the many non-Biblical texts surviving from Apostolic times is a theological tract which is credited to Barnabas, the man who travelled with the Apostle Paul on Paul’s first missionary journey.
Barnabas is well known from the New Testament, as a Levite from Cyprus who is known as a ‘son of consolation’. His original [...]

Academic scholars researching the New Testament documents have created an intriguing mythology of their own, to assist them in the popular quest of turning Christianity into a mere human movement. This is not to say that all academics are atheists or that none of them has a living faith in Jesus Christ, but that [...]

There are two general bodies of thought toward the writings which have remained from the New Testament, Apostolic times.
The standard Christian understanding is that certain writings were inspired by the Holy Spirit and should be respected as such, given place in the collection (canon) of texts which are regarded as Scripture. Other works, which [...]

A review of Church History cannot escape the word ‘martyr’, which springs up in every age and in every place. The fact that untold millions have been killed for their faith in Christ is a staggering phenomenon, which will only continue, until Christ returns. As we consider the history of the early church it [...]

Christian probably don’t think about the significance of the Written Documents which they take for granted as part of their daily lives. Christianity has a rich ‘written’ tradition, following on from (and incorporating) the Jewish written tradition.
We are steeped in the experience of “it is written” – like no other people!
Global Phenomenon
If you take [...]

The New Testament gives us some insight into church life in the days of the Apostles. Yet we are left with many things undefined. We do not have record of their hymns, sermons, service structure, weekly program, discipleship concepts, and much more.
We can infer many things, from the letters written by Paul, Peter, James [...]

The great diversity in forms of worship and doctrine seen in today’s church has come about over 2,000 years of Church History. Obviously, then, a great deal has gone into creating that diversity.
The principal foundation for Christian faith and practice is the Bible, including the teachings of Christ and the examples of the early [...]