Niddrie Community Church (Page 31)

Niddrie Community Church (Page 31)

Christopher Hitchens v Douglas Wilson: FIGHT!

Entitled, ‘A Collision of Lives’ I have to admit that I found this documentary fascinating, not because of the level of debate (average) but because of the personal, behind the scenes glimpses, of discussion between the two men. There is a lot of ‘to-ing & fro-ing’ in terms of putting forward views, as there should be in these things. I just…

The Death of Christopher Hitchens

This is a blog about inner city church planters and so it may be a surprise to find something on the death of the so-called intellectual secularist. Despite his views I did admire his way of talking and his unflinching belief in his own unbelief. You can read a biography of his life from a Christian perspective here. I hope he didn’t go to meet the Lord the way he…

Evangelism ‘On the Way!’

Isn’t it fascinating how the Lord Jesus used so many informal settings as teaching opportunities. Reading through Luke’s gospel offers us some revealing insights as to how Jesus used this style of teaching as he travelled from Galilee to Jerusalem. Luke contains all sorts of stories and questions and metaphors for how Jesus interacted outside of the pulpit, if…

‘Off the shelf’ Christmas assemblies for schools

Being the new chaplain on the scene, it falls to me to deliver this year’s Christmas assembly in the local high school next week. The expectation is for me to deliver a short seasonal message to a large group of teenagers (who don’t really want to be there) to help them think more about Christmas.…

How far should we go in living for Jesus?

What do we do with the words of the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 10:39: Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. The context is sending out the 12 to proclaim the ‘kingdom of heaven’ (v7). They were sent out as ‘sheep amongst wolves’ (v16) but were encouraged to stay firm in Jesus and to…

Christian Youth Work : Developing Healthy Partnerships

One of the things that we notice about the young people in Niddrie is that many of them like bikes, both the pedal kind, and the motor kind. So bikes present us with a great opportunity for contact with many young people and also with other organisations working in the area. As a church, we want to…