2018-07-06T10:49:29+01:00

Having spoken just yesterday about the fine line between self-promotion and hiding one’s light under a bushel, it might surprise you that I would share a video at the begining of this post in which  Terry Virgo (who incidentally has recently joined Facebook) begins his slot recommending books at the Brighton conference by commending mine. There are a number of reasons why I feel very comfortable doing this, however. Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, Terry’s book review segments have been... Read more

2010-09-01T00:20:00+01:00

Following just over a month of this self-imposed near-total break from my online life (obviously not including my paid work!) what have I discovered? WordPress’s auto-publish feature is bullet-proof and a real gift You hardly missed me as a result of 1. and my kind guest bloggers. Indeed, traffic remained pretty high considering it was August. Phil Moore is better than I am at explaining why digital fasts are so important. A week is definitely not long enough It took me much longer... Read more

2017-09-16T18:11:16+01:00

Today’s is the second guest post from Ami Loizides Pruett of this summer season. Do follow her blog for more of this engaging material. This past weekend for me was spent in the hospital (nothing serious!) and the night I got out I found myself praying and kind of apologising to God for not having spent time with Him. My prayers came to a standstill as my mind churned and I thought back to the drama and fears of the... Read more

2010-08-29T23:40:00+01:00

Abby Enck, Age 8: Social Entrepreneur: This post is from Brett and Alex Harris, those dynamos who keep reminding k… http://bit.ly/abbKZb # Read more

2019-10-28T09:32:43+00:00

This post comes from my friend Andrew Fountain, pastor of New Life Church Toronto: Some of us were brought up in a legalistic environment where it was a fearful sin to eat food without first “saying grace”.✱ I remember hearing of one woman who wanted to know how much food she there needed to be for her to have to give thanks. She was told that no grace was required for a cookie, but a coffee and doughnut required it.... Read more

2010-08-27T18:15:52+01:00

Today’s blog comes from a new friend of mine, Purple Claire. Do go read her blog if you like her writing style: If I were the obsessive compulsive type – say, the kind of person who carries books around in their original Amazon packaging and shudders slightly when someone asks to borrow one, in case they break the spine – if I were that kind of person, I would have planned it: I started reading One Day on 15th July.... Read more

2017-09-16T18:26:14+01:00

This post is from Brett and Alex Harris, those dynamos who keep reminding kids that they can achieve great things with their life: Abby Enck is only eight-years-old, but her story provides an excellent blueprint for rebelutionaries on how to make a difference. This shy girl found a cause close to home (supporting her brother who has cerebral palsy) and took one small step to meet that need (raising $4.50 selling lemonade to buy crayons). Once she had developed a... Read more

2018-07-06T10:49:30+01:00

Guest post by Dave Bish. Terry Virgo argues persuasively, and with some controversy, that Christians are not sinners but saints. In this he takes seriously that the believer is a new creation. This is no innovative teaching. Puritan Richard Sibbes wrote in his sermon Josiah’s Reformation: The Tender Heart “It is a supernatural disposition of a true child of God to have a tender, soft, and a melting heart.” Whereas he argues that naturally the heart is “a stony heart…... Read more

2010-08-22T23:40:00+01:00

JOLLYBLOGGER: The Truth is Uglier Than We Think, God is More Beautiful Than we Realize: Attached is a quote from m… http://bit.ly/9DY9cb # TOAM10 – Interview on Church planting in Australia: Pete Brooks leads the Pacific Rim team of Newfrontiers and Gra… http://bit.ly/9P7ql1 # Read more

2018-01-15T14:24:42+00:00

Today I share another guest post kindly contributed to help me go on blogging leave: I’m not really a blogger.  I’m not really a filer either.  But I often read things that I’d like to keep.  Whether they be in the newspaper as I’m taking the train into town, articles and talks online or books that I’m reading.  There are lots of quotes, ideas, thoughts and stories that might be useful when it comes to writing sermons. And it turns... Read more

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