Doctrine & Theology (Page 19)
Is it our job to make the gospel less offensive?
Consider this quote from Tim Keller: ‘ The church has got to become such that every part of its life is hospitable to people who are not believers or don’t know what they believe. So they can come into the groups and into worship, into virtually everything we do and not feel confused or…
Altar Calls
Interesting article published by The Gospel Coalition. http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/thabitianyabwile/2011/04/29/what-about-altar-calls/
Should Christians be celebrating the death of Osama Bin Laden?
Let me refer you to this interesting article by Michael Horton. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/article_print.html?id=91717. There are also some interesting links on http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2011/05/02/how-should-christians-think-about-the-death-of-osama-bin-laden/
How Slippery is Rob Bell?
I watched and interesting debate on the Premier Radio website last night. It was between Rob Bell and a guy called Adrian Warnock (check out his blog on my site). A couple of things stood out. Firstly, how incredibly slippery he was with any direct questioning on his personal beliefs about hell in particularly, alongside a host of other things. Secondly, I did think he…
Niddrie Easter Fry & Communion Issues
We had a lovely time together yesterday morning (Easter Sunday). This year we had an early communion service for committed Christians (and those who could be bothered to get out of bed!). We then had a fry up in the cafe with some guests and people from the community (food is always a winner here in Niddrie), we had a 20 minute Easter evangelistic message, followed by Hot…
Why wasn’t Jesus Calm when he faced death?
I read this interesting article on TGC webite. check it out. http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2011/04/21/jesus-and-the-martyrs/
9 Marks of a Healthy Church
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/15013700]We have used this book in our evening teaching sessions at the church. It doesn’t claim to be comprehensive but it is extremely helpful and practical. I did find that I had to do some work ‘fleshing it out’ and contextualising it for my people but it was well worth the effort.