Discipleship (Page 24)
How People Change
I first got introduced to the scariest moustache in the world about 18 months ago through the work of CCEF (see links). So, I thought I would take the time to review one of his books today. It is called, ‘How People Change’ and I would put up a nice book cover of it but I can’t seem to get one to stick and paste! Mike, who will maybe read this later…
A Critique of Radical!
As with all books there are fans and detractors. I am reserving judgement until I have read the whole thing but I have to say, being a fan of polemics, that I am mightily impressed with the first few chapters. Given all the wishy-washy lovey dovey rubbish being spouted these days by so-called evangelicals, it is nice to read guy unashamed by the hard truths of the gospel.…
Radical Living!
Thanks to my friend Robert Briggs for posting this. It looks interesting. We may not be chasing the American dream here in the UK but we have our very own version of it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoicm4wnQ4c&feature=player_embedded]
Priorities for Dads
This is my new favourite blog!!!!! Check it out.
The Danger of Perfectionism
I found this little article really helpful in terms of helping me to engage with this issue a little more. Read it here. The danger for me is that I am such a perfectionist and even though I know it is unbiblical to think like this, I get horribly disappointed and frustrated at myself for failures in my life. I do work hard at teaching my team that if we’re not…
The Trellis & The Vine
This is a good book that has been out for a couple of years now. It is written by a man called Colin Marshall who has been involved in training men and women for ministry for over 30 years. His quite obvious focus is on training men and women in our churches to be effective gospel communicators, disciplers and trainers. His thesis is that if we train more people in…
Take a guilt free break
This is a short article from resurgence (here) on taking a break to avoid burnout. I have to confess that I am almost useless at doing this. If I have a spare hour or two in the day I have to fill it by reading or doing something ‘productive’ because I find it so difficult to switch off. Any ideas?
Getting to the heart of our conflict
I have just read a great article by Ken Sande on the issue of conflict and the progression of idolatry in our hearts. You can read an extract from his book here. I have been greatly challenged in recent years by the work of CCEF and some of the masterful books they have written. I am going to review some of them in the coming weeks. Even though they are written from an…
Re-Ordering My Life
About a month ago I was persuaded by my wife and my doctor to take 4 weeks off work after an 18 month battle with a severe intestinal illness (ongoing). I was feeling tired, jaded, depressed and a bit fed up with being in ministry. This is my thirteenth year and most, if not all, of my time has been served in difficult inner city scenarios. The last 8 years have been…
Systematic Theology
I recently bought Michael Horton’s new book – a bit of a monster weighing in at about 1000 pages. As usual it has its fans and its detractors. Both sides using large, multisyllabic words to say ‘it sucks’ or ‘its worth a read’. I read an interesting review here. I will review it at a later date in bite sized chunks as I am just about to…