When Jesus isn’t Real: Part II
How do you allow an event, that took place 2000 years ago, to shape your inner emotional and existential life? You don’t have to be in ministry for long before this becomes a recurring question that...
View ArticleChurch Music: Lyrical Quality
Ever since I became a Christian (about 13 years ago) I’ve had some sort of involvement in church music. In fact I think I even played guitar a few times in church long before I became a Christian. And...
View ArticlePrayerlessness in Church Planting
Ed Stetzer has a very informative guest post up by John Thomas about his reflections on a failed church plant experience. In the post he lists 5 things where he basically confesses that he got it...
View ArticleThe Black and White of Psalm 1
Psalm 1 is a psalm that is very black and white. It contrasts the righteous with the wicked, the just with the unjust, good with evil. It paints a picture of the “way” that God watches over and the...
View ArticleWhy I Preach the Gospel
If you follow Ligonier Ministries at all you would know something of the heartache the Sproul family have encountered in recent times. Two days ago RC Sproul Jr. lost his 15 year old daughter to her...
View ArticlePresentations of Perfection and Grace
One of the biggest mistakes we make when we think about the role of the church community in the world is to forget exactly what God is presenting to the world when he presents the church. Much...
View ArticleNeighbourhood Focused
Last night, at our little church plant, we looked at the third value we’re hoping will shape our experience as a local church in a particular locale that God has called us to. We entitled the value,...
View ArticleHer Easter Day
Last week in preparation for a sermon on the significance of the resurrection I stumbled upon this little piece of poetry from C.S. Lewis, Here the whole world (stars, water, air, And field, and...
View ArticleO Sweet Exchange!
There is something deeply comforting about picking up a 2nd century Christian document, reading it, and finding that the person who wrote it has a very similar theology to one’s own. It reminds me that...
View ArticleThere be Monsters Here!
So it turns out this old blog is shot through with malware and all sorts of other nasty stuff. Somewhere along the line I got hacked and now the damage is in too deep. So I’m bringing an end to...
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