You’ve probably heard people in church speak about the ‘now and not yet’. We currently live in the here and now, we serve God, the church, people and we share the gospel with the hope of our faith in Jesus Christ that is lived out in the here and now, but there is also aContinue reading “Ministry in the New Realm”
Category Archives: Book Reviews
2000 years of Christ’s power; the Age of Enlightenment and Awakening
I’m a firm believer that every Christian should have a basic understanding of some of the key moments and happenings in the history of the church. There are plenty of books out there that provide that, let me introduce you to one. Nick Needham is a Church History lecturer at Highland Theological College in Dingwall,Continue reading “2000 years of Christ’s power; the Age of Enlightenment and Awakening”
Just be honest
One of the areas that we can grow in as a Global Church is seeing the benefit of lamenting and actually doing it. Often our church services are filled with people hiding behind the mask of “I’m fine” but in reality they’re struggling. Often our sung worship is full of uplifting and ‘triumphant’ songs, butContinue reading “Just be honest”
A mixed goodie bag
As the year goes on, I find that my to-review pile mounts up. Most of the book on that pile are good, but because of the volume of Christian material that is published each year, it’s hard to know where to invest your time because time is limited. That’s where I come in! Today I’dContinue reading “A mixed goodie bag”
It’s Christmas Time
Ok, well, not quite. It is still November, but there are Christmas songs on the radio, Christmas decorations on houses, tress being decorated and presents are being bought and wrapped. The hustle and bustle has already started, so it’s good to take time to consider what tools we have to fix our minds on JesusContinue reading “It’s Christmas Time”
Meeting Christ in the Garden
I find myself speaking a lot about devotional material lately, reading and recommending devotional books for Christians and thinking about what’s involved in the devotional life of a believer. So I’d like to introduce a devotional book to you, but it’s not one you might expect, it’s on the Song of Songs.
Books about the Book
There is one type of book that lines many a preachers bookshelves, commentaries. Some people view commentaries with suspicion, thinking that they are pushing a certain agenda and shouldn’t be trusted. While there are some, fewer in number I think, who view commentaries as a sermon script and when they preach they basically read theContinue reading “Books about the Book”
The Lord of Psalm 23
Psalm 23 is probably one of the most well known passages of the Bible, often still being quoted or referred to in funerals of both Christians and non-Christians. I personally have a tricky history with Psalm 23, it has been a joy and a challenge to read it with different people and in different settingsContinue reading “The Lord of Psalm 23”
Landscape of Hope
If you’re reading this and know anything about this blog, you will know that I like books, but what may be news to you is that I particularly like books that are beautiful and combine the work of a wordsmith and an artist. I think this all started years ago as I sat in aContinue reading “Landscape of Hope”
Training and equipping little ones
As a Pastor, part of my job is training and equipping the church to use the gifts that God has given them to serve Him for the upbuilding of the body of Christ, that ‘job description’ is pretty clear from Ephesians 4. Most people would nod along and agree with that when it comes toContinue reading “Training and equipping little ones”
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