This astonishing description by Iraneus of normal church life in the early centuries was cited on Lex Loizides’ blog. ‘So it is that in His name those who truly are His disciples, having received grace from Him, put it to effectual use for the benefit of their fellow-men, in proportion to the gift each one has received from Him. Some drive out demons really and truly, so that often those cleansed from evil spirits believe and become members of the... Read more
Regular long-time readers of my blog will be no stranger to the Fellinghams and Phatfish, and I have previously interviewed Nathan Fellingham. I cannot commend them highly enough as possibly the premier examples of godly, humble, reformed, and charismatic musicians who for years have been in the business of helping the Church worship in a contemporary and yet biblical way. I can’t think of anyone else who has been around as long as they have who I would commend as... Read more
The mp3s from the DGM National Conference are being put on line very quickly. You can download them from their website. Read more
Most Christian websites and blogs will have biblical references scattered throughout their text. But how much better would it be if that content could be automatically linked to one of the Bible websites that are out there? Well, I suspect it could be even better if, instead of merely inserting a link, you could automatically insert a little pop-up window that revealed the text without even leaving the website. That’s exactly what I can now do here on the blog.... Read more
This Sunday, my friend and the main leader of Jubilee Church, London, Tope Koleoso, will be preaching at the Chicago Newfrontiers church plant. Jubilee is a rapidly growing multi-racial church which meets in a cinema. If you are in the Chicago area, this will be a unique opportunity to hear this dynamic preacher in a more intimate environment. The evening begins with a dinner at 5.30 p.m. at 5959 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660 For more information, contact [email protected]... Read more
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This Piper Friday I would like to share some reasons Piper gives us why we need not be afraid. The original article has biblical verses to support each of these glorious truths from God’s Word. Here are his statements: We will not die apart from God’s gracious decree for his children. Curses and divination do not hold sway against God’s people. The plans of terrorists and hostile nations do not succeed apart from our gracious God. Man cannot harm us... Read more
Today I want to highlight two churches in Boston—the 23rd largest city in the USA. The first of these is Abundant Grace Church, Boston. The second is Fenway Church, Boston, which is a new church plant that is due to have its first service on October 5th in Kilmarnock Street. From time to time I plan on highlighting other Newfrontiers churches or plants that are based in the top 100 cities in the USA. UPDATE The Fenway Church plant has... Read more
Finally unleashed from the confines of Facebook, a new blog by Lex Loizides has been born. It’s so good that I’m granting it an instant Warnie, an honor last achieved so quickly by the Pyromaniac himself! From now on you can follow Lex as he shares bite-sized chunks of church history by the links which will appear in the Warnie box in my sidebar. Here is an excerpt to whet your appetite: Polycarp, with his face set, looked at all... Read more
I was reading this piece about the latest in “reality TV” and wondering what is it about people that makes them want to volunteer to have somebody install cameras in their home and watch everything they do for several months. We all value our privacy, and I know I wouldn’t want cameras to be broadcasting everything that happens in my home. We are a normal family, and so there are some things that, let’s just say, I would rather keep... Read more
On Friday night I was privileged to be invited to attend a glitzy Christian Blog Award ceremony sponsored by a number of prominent Christian organizations, including the UK’s Premier Christian Radio. You can imagine my pleasure, then, when some of the awards went to some of my blogging friends. I was also deeply honored and somewhat pleasantly surprised to receive second place in the “Most Inspiring Leadership” category. I hadn’t really thought of this blog specifically as a leadership blog,... Read more
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