Random Stuff (Page 11)
Ken Ham v Hugh Ross
I found this online recently. The rationale behind some of the apologetic approaches is fascinating from a natural scientific perspective. Tellingly, Ham was consistently bringing things back to Scripture as our starting point for dealing with people.See what you think. watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zgueGotRqbM#!
You Can Make A Pretty Girl Spiritual But You Can’t Make A Spiritual Girl Pretty!
Or so goes the (somewhat daft) saying! I don’t publish too much on the issue of singleness and dating on this blog. It’s not that I have nothing to say but it is just such an emotive subject that pretty much every ‘single’ person I know will be assuming I am talking about…
The Gospel is More Than a Story
“Christian faith is not primarily about arguing over right beliefs and doctrines, it is about letting the story of God’s grace become our story and shape our lives.” I am sure many of us (who read at least) have heard/read some version of that in recent years. “Storying” is very much in vogue in Evangelical circles right now. There is an…
What is your level of contentment?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=72smOJd3RQQ]
Jesus Never Existed…Well, OK Then, Maybe He Did!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbLRE_SIMMU]
Baptism v Paedobaptism: FIGHT!
Here’s a bit of a meaty discussion from Themelios. The article linked here is a Paedobaptist response to a Baptistic argument. I am sure you can follow the links to all sides! Enjoy. Read it here.
Did You Know?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TKbIidbyhk] “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” (Isaiah 40:8) “I the Lord do not change.” (Malachi 3:6a)
Disability & The Gospel
Courtesy of Andy Constable. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/45991107]
Why Should We Bother With The Idle & The Ungrateful?
Shouldn’t we focus our attentions on those who ‘deserve’ our kindness in housing schemes? There are so many people in our world who are in a terrible condition through no fault of their own. Yet on our housing schemes there are 100’s who will not work. They choose to live…
Building Friendships in Ministry
Friendship is of fundamental importance in our type of ministry. Schemes can be a place where we glimpse light and life one day and unrelenting darkness and hardship the next. We can feel like we’re making progress and then, like lightning, we can be sucked into the slough of despond. There’s lots of talk about accountability and mentorship in Christian…