One of the things that struck me recently is that I rarely read testimonies and biographies. This is largely down to the fact that the books I’m sent to review are mostly ‘Christian life’ books. Also, I just enjoy learning new things and wrestling with theological concepts. But I often forget (and I know thatContinue reading “Listen to old stories…”
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Welcome and care for the new guy…
It’s been nearly two years since Sabine and I moved church. We moved because I was given a job as Assistant Pastor in a different church in Edinburgh. Even though we weren’t moving city, we were still nervous about how we would manage changing church.
Comfortable Christianity…
It’s so easy to get pulled into the thinking that church is there to serve us, isn’t it? People go to churches that they like, which is not always the church that they actually need. People soften the gospel message to make it nicer to hear. People can be more concerned with entertainment rather thanContinue reading “Comfortable Christianity…”
Engaging well…
One of the topics that every Bible College and seminary student, Christian and church worker will wrestle with is; how do we engage people well with the good news of Jesus?
Are we setting our kids up to fail?
One of the privileges that I’ve had over the last few years is seeing children and youth ministry within the contexts of different churches, in different countries and with different leading styles. In the most recent few years I have enjoyed leading the youth ministry in two different churches. The question that I find myselfContinue reading “Are we setting our kids up to fail?”
Is ‘progressive’ a positive thing in the church?
Have you ever heard of a church or a Christian describe themselves as being progressive? On the surface this might sound great, I mean who doesn’t want to be constantly changing and growing right? But is that what people mean?
2 things missing in many churches…
I wonder what the first two things were that popped into your head. Was it the lack of young people and lively music? Was it the lack of money and structure? Was it the lack of the right Bible translation and doctrine classes? Spoiler alert… I don’t think that it’s any of those things!
Feasting or snacking?
Over the last few days I have been writing a sermon on Romans 5:1-11, which means that I have spent the last while getting my head into the book of Romans and specifically trying to understand Romans 5-8. Romans is a theological ocean that will fill your head with information about God and humanity, thatContinue reading “Feasting or snacking?”
3 observations after blogging for a year…
It has been just over a year since this blog started, so I thought that I would look back over this year and reflect a little.
The Trojan horse of false teaching…
The title might sound a little bit dramatic and it might raise a few questions for the reader, but I don’t think I’m being over dramatic. I think that false teaching really is a Trojan horse because people use the same language and yet mean different things. People can entertain false teaching because it isContinue reading “The Trojan horse of false teaching…”
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