Recommended Resources (Page 10)
A Look Back In Time
I found this little clip of the social history of Niddrie and Craigmillar online. I have also discovered that the urban regeneration that has been going on here for the last 10 years is not the first time the government has tried to ‘clean up’ the area in the last 100 years. Indeed, Niddrie & Craigmillar have both received many facelifts over that time. It…
What Do A Group of Violent Thieves, Liars, Drug Addicts, Alcohol Abusers & Ex Convicts Have In Common?
The answer is ‘nothing‘ until you throw Jesus Christ into the mix! Let me introduce you to the four new housemates at James Ramsay House. JRH is a Victorian house owned by Niddrie Community Church and is situated…
Who Should Plant a Church?
Brent Foulke’s has written a short article here discussing this question. I would add one significant point, particularly for those planting and wanting to plant in housing schemes: perseverance. This ministry is a slow burn and the fruit can grow awfully slowly. We are in a season of fruitfulness in Niddrie right now but for a couple of years we went through a time…
The Church & The Surprising Offence of God’s Love
I’ve been laid up in bed for a week after an accident and I pulled this book off my bookshelf, largely because I’m due to preach on the theme of God’s love in the coming week. Let me start by saying that this is quite a chunky book, considering the strap line: ‘Reintroducing…
Church Planting Lessons
He’s a posh dude but I like what Justin Mote says here. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/20540611]
The Reward of His Suffering
Beautiful. Glorious. Deeply challenging. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PXTYsY7XqNU#!]
The Growth of The Internet in the Last 10 Years!
Where Do Housing Schemes Come From? A Brief History (2)
1945 & Onwards: ‘Social Housing’ Despite all the policy changes and some great progress in the inter war years, slum housing still remained a problem throughout the UK at the outbreak of WWII. There is a clip from the BBC archives here on some of the Scottish housing built in the…
What is Happening to the Church? Food For (Poetic) Thought
His holiness coloured for our sin…powerful! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ePsZNMJGMHs#!]
What Are We Really Teaching Our Children About God & The Church?
I saw this video ages ago and I may have even posted it before but I am still deeply challenged in many different ways every time I watch it. How little we really know about the people we sit next to in our churches each week. May God help each of us to live lives that are more transparent,…