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Why Pulpit Preaching is No1
Great post here from Bob Fyall.
We are worse than ‘broken’
Good little blog post here on this. Food for thought.
Love them into the kingdom
There is a growing trend in some evangelical churches to ‘soften’ the gospel as we work with those in deprived areas. Not soften it so much as tone the language down a bit. Emphasise love. ‘Jesus loves you.’ I was amused several months ago when one of the locals turned to a young believer (visiting us) and asked, ‘So, am I going to hell then…
10 Myths about Calvinism
Interesting interview here on this new book.
Gospel Growth v Free Transfers
Something concerns me. A deep, gnawing concern that just won’t go away. I have been sitting and pondering (again) this whole issue of ‘church growth’. I have just read another blog (I won’t mention it because I generally think it is great) and one of the statements basically amounted to this: ‘If your church is small, it is failing and there…
10 Arguments For God’s Existence
Great post here on this.
There’s more to (church) life than the sermon!
A great post here from Tim Keller, who has been doing a summary of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Please take the time to read this, especially those ministers who think locking themselves in an office all week is the mainstay of pastoral ministry.
Let’s all learn from the Smurfs!
Something amusing for the weekend. Check it out here
Tarquin Syndrome (4)
Culture differences I am English. I went to a private school and received a degree at the University of Edinburgh. My Dad worked in insurance. I like to play golf. I love reading the Sunday Times. I speak with a slightly posh, London accent. I enjoy eating humous with pitta bread. I work in Scotland and for those who have seen Braveheart, the Scots dislike the English.…
Let’s Get Real (and messy)!
I know it’s a ‘buzz phrase’ but I still like it. I took a meeting last night at the church as we look at reshaping and restructuring our Small Group networks. I set my peeps a couple of questions: Small Group A meets and spends most of the meeting talking about the Bible text and what it means. There is usually a little time left at the end for prayer…