UPDATE December 24, 2008 Yesterday David learned that his cancer has spread to his liver and lungs. He has surgery scheduled for today and chemotherapy starting thereafter. Not an easy Christmas for the Waynes, but I was able to speak to him on the phone yesterday and he sounded in good heart. He said that since his announcement, he had been consciously aware of the prayers of bloggers upholding him. ——— I know I had planned to not write anything... Read more
It’s time for me to begin my annual blogging break over Christmas. I do want to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a very blessed New Year. The year 2009 is going to be an interesting year for me, that’s for sure. I look forward to sharing it together with you. It’s amazing how the Internet has become a tool for bringing people together who would otherwise have never met. Thank you for joining me on this incredible journey... Read more
In many ways, God graciously blessed this blog in 2008. Here are a few of the highlights: In January I took a break from blogging, but shared my most widely read blog posts each day, which actually continued beyond January. I did interrupt my break to post the following two posts, making January officially the lightest month for blogging new material I had ever had: My “Christianity Today” News Debut Blog Tour – Day 4: Tim Challies Answers Questions Concerning... Read more
It’s that time of year again. As I have done in previous years, I thought I would take the opportunity to reflect on the year that was. This post will consider personal matters, family matters, and my church. The year began with my regular tradition of putting the blog onto autopilot to give me time to reflect, pray, and recuperate. I have a tendency to end the year feeling exhausted and drained, and find the discipline of switching off my... Read more
John Piper is a great preacher—not just to listen to, but also to watch. I find God stirring my heart through him every time I play one of his videos. It also reminds me of what I’m aiming for when I preach, which is “logic on fire.” I pray that God will draw many into his purposes in the way he has drawn John Piper. Today I want to highlight one of the sermons in his series on the new... Read more
I have only recently discovered what is surely one of the most helpful websites I’ve found in a long time. Most people are aware that Jonathan Edwards is a towering colossus who many consider to be the best American theologian of all time; however, almost no one I know has read more than one of his books. There have been many previous versions of Edwards’ works, but until recently, this did not include his massive collection of short thoughts, which... Read more
UPDATE #2It turns out that unbeknownst to this ignorant Brit, there are TWO Rochesters in the USA. One is Rochester, New York—the 94th largest city in the USA. However, as of now, no Newfrontiers church has been planted in Rochester, New York. The other city of Rochester is located in New Hampshire and while it is NOT the 94th largest city, a thriving Newfrontiers church IS located there, as can be seen by the pictures below. UPDATE #1The 94th largest... Read more
This thought-provoking video was produced by gospel-loving Christians at St Helen’s Bishopsgate, a church I attended during my medical student days. I trust that you will encounter Jesus this Christmas. That’s Christmas! from andy pearce on Vimeo. Read more
Last week Lex Loizides shared this fantastic quote from Martin Luther in his church history series: “I was seized with the conviction that I must understand [Paul’s] letter to the Romans. I did not have a heart of stone, but to that moment one phrase in chapter one stood in my way. I hated the idea, ‘in it the righteousness of God is revealed’ . . . according to which God is righteous and punishes the unrighteous sinner. I lived... Read more
London is by far the largest city in the UK, and depending on how you define a city, it’s either the largest or second largest in the EU. In keeping with how I’ve been listing churches in America’s biggest cities, I thought I’d share today a list of Newfrontiers churches that have their meeting places within the greater London area. If you are looking for a reformed charismatic church in London, you have a reasonable choice, and there are others... Read more
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