Posts by Jason Nelson (Page 46)
Incarnational Mission v Divine Incarnation! Fight?
There are lots of ‘cool’ words flying around the Christian world at the moment. (When I say ‘cool’ I mean to me anyway). To others they may be silly or nonsensical but as I have a fascination for language, I find them and their usage deeply intriguing. For instance, we have…
Driscoll on planting issues
Richard Coekin interviewing Mark Driscoll here on everything from how he handles authority, Robe Bell, his language, the Royal Wedding (really!) & his devotional life. I like Richard Coekin a lot. He is a very open, biblical and direct gospel man and he is involved in something in London called Co-Mission. Check out their site here on church planting in the south of…
Expositional Evangelism
Worth a read and a ponder here.
Scared of Sin
Good post here from Ed Welch
Gospel Proclamation v Social Action
interestingly being re-labelled ‘ministries of mercy’ by many in the USA. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/26484222]
Amy Winehouse – lessons for us all
A concise summary on the resurgence site here, particularly in reflecting on the damaging and deadly effect that sin has on the entire human race. Some go quicker than others, but death comes to claim us all. It is where we spend eternity that ultimately matters.
Poor Kids in the UK
Watch this and ask yourself, ‘where is the church and what we are we doing in these areas?’ I grew up like this and thank God for his grace and mercy to me and the faithfulness of that small group of believers who took it upon themselves to reach out onto my estate.
Prescription Drugs: the silent killer
The death of Amy Winehouse has led to a raft of articles on drug use and addiction in the press over the last few days. About the only good thing to come out of the media circus is that the debate has broadened off from Heroin and Alcohol to prescription controlled addiction. Read the following article from the BBC website as an example.…
Great Tribute to John Stott
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John Stott has died
One of our leading evangelical thinkers for so long. He courted controversy in certain areas but he leaves a great legacy to the Christian world. Read a report here.