Discipleship (Page 12)
Good News to the Poor: “Sharing the gospel through social involvement”
I recently got hold of a copy of this book by Tim Chester and have just finished it. Firstly, let me start by saying that at 170+ pages long it is a short, sharp read on what can be quite an involved topic. For those of us who have read anything written by Ron Sider, particularly, it is not going…
Working With Addiction (2) Dealing with the “Double-Minded”
One thing I have learned as an ex addict (and working extensively with them) over the last 20 years is that, by and large, we like (if not love) the things that often control us. Addiction can be such a strange beast because, on the one hand, we desperately want to change and, on the other, we…
John Owen & The Trinity
Great post here on the TGC website. Worth a read.
Why the Right Wife is Important for Housing Scheme Ministry
By Andy Constable The most important decision for any man who wants to work in schemes, after professing Christ, is choosing a suitable wife (if you plan to get married). This ministry is tough and tiring and if your wife isn’t on board and supportive then you will flag very quickly. The last thing…
Working With Addiction (1) “Learning To Listen”
The Bible has some powerful things to say about addictions Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in…
When Can I Get Baptised Daddy?
So, here is an update on yesterday’s blog. At tea time the girls and I sat at the table and discussed the whole issue of whether they can and should take communion. In response to questioning both girls reiterated their conversion experience as having “repented of their sins and trusted in Jesus”. When I asked what they thought was the significance of…
“Can I Take Communion Daddy?”
So went the question this past Sunday from my 10-year-old daughter who recently made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Saviour. My initial response was to advise her to let the elements pass her by this time and we would have a talk about it after the service. The problem is that I am not sure what my position is on this subject. We had a similar…
Loving Jesus & Rejecting Islam
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How To Keep Going when People Screw Us & We Want To Give Up!
By Andy Constable The last couple of weeks have been particularly tough and tiring in Niddrie. One of our “pre-interns” who was getting his life together in Christ made a very unwise decision to leave the structure of our tailored discipleship programme/life to go back to his home town.…
Reaching Out to the Heartbreak Hotel!!
By Andy Constable Last week I was able to have a meeting with Kenny Macaskill who is the MSP for Eastern Edinburgh. We were meeting to discuss the possibility of opening a drop in centre up at Greendykes flats. As a church we are desperate to start a ministry up there because the area is filled with many difficulties. The flats are known as heartbreak hotel in Niddrie.…