a crucial clue to reading and preaching the Gospels
Paraklesis – encouragement, exhortation, for life and ministry
April 2026
Dear fellow-workers!
We are well used to the 2 Stages of … Read the rest
Category: Wisdom
‘Run for your life’ from idolatry!
Paraklesis [‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry]
February 2026 | Peter Adam
Dear friends,
Paul warns us to flee idolatry, as urgently as he warns us to flee sexual immorality!!! … Read the rest
Leaders choose their model of leadership wisely
Paraklesis
[‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry]
October 2025
Peter Adam
- Biblical principles.
The Bible is our text-book for leadership, as it is our text-book for preaching, evangelism, training, pastoral … Read the rest
Pleasing God with our bodies, including our sexuality!
Peter Adam
October 2025
Sometimes we think that God values us in terms of what we don’t do, rather than what we do! We assume he wants negatives, and not … Read the rest
Reflections on Paul’s words, “as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing” in 2 Corinthians 6:10
Christopher Ash
Many years ago, as a young Christian, I listened to some tapes (!) from the All Souls Tape Library of a series of talks by John Stott entitled … Read the rest
Leadership or leader-slip? 1
Paraklesis
[‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry]
February 2025
Peter Adam
Dear fellow-workers,
Here is the first of a series on ‘leadership’, a complicated and challenging aspect of ministry today. … Read the rest
A bigger gospel? Part 4
Gospel grace, gospel generosity
Paraklesis
[‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry]
September 2024
Peter Adam
Beloved fellow-workers,
This is the 4th and final Paraklesis urging you to embrace and … Read the rest
Poverty in churches and friendships?
Paraklesis
[‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry]
April 2024
Peter Adam
Dear friends,
I have become vividly aware of the relative poverty of much church life and of Christian friendships. … Read the rest
Sins of ministry???
Paraklesis
[‘encouragement’, ‘exhortation’, for life and ministry]
August 2022
Peter Adam
Webpage: peteradam.org
Dear friends,
In my last two messages, I have written about confessing personal sins, and churches … Read the rest