For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. – Philippians 1:21 READ more on this verse at Bible Gateway. Paul’s words here are some of the most challenging in the Bible. But they also offer an incredibly comforting perspective. The old puritans used to encourage us to think often of the day of our death. I don’t know about you, but the thought of death still makes me uncomfortable. It’s not something I look forward... Read more
Was reading Philippians 1:6 this morning, and was very encouraged. “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” READ more on this verse at Bible Gateway. On this second day of they year, perhaps you’ve already failed to keep your New Years resolutions! But God never fails to keep his. And he has resolved to work in and for is! We are unreliable. He... Read more
Last night as our Jubilee Crossover Service came to an end, Dotun Adebayo interviewed my pastor, Tope Koleoso, for BBC national radio. It makes for quite an informative and amusing little clip, I’m sure you will enjoy it. Read more
You can join us in person at Lee Valley Athletics stadium from 10pm UK time (5pm ET). Or, you can watch live right here! We will be celebrating the change of the year together as one family, giving thanks to God for 2015, and looking forward to 2016! Read more
In my last post I shared some of the highlights of 2015. Today, as is my tradition I want to share with you the posts that have been most read here on my blog over the past twelve months. As is typically the case, this is a mixture of old and new, with some posts from back in 2003 still making it into this list! The power of a blog lies not just in its most recent posts, but in the... Read more
As 2015 draws to a close, it is my tradition to review the year that was. I have reviewed my blog previously, looking at posts from 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Each time I do so, I find that it is helpful for me to reflect on what I have written, and behind that what God has done each year. 2015 was a year that I had been slightly concerned about for many years. It... Read more
Proud to know my friend Nizam. Been beautiful to watch him grow in the Lord for a few years now. This year, he shared this Spoken Word at our Christmas Carol service. You will be blessed by this telling of the timeless story, and listen up and you will hear a shout out for my book about Easter, Raised With Christ! If you are looking for a last minute Christmas present, that could do it, or even my other book, Hope Reborn!... Read more
We wake up this morning to news of great tragedy in Paris. Before we went to bed, we knew there had been attacks. Today we learn that over 120 are dead. More than 200 have been wounded, at least 80 of them seriously. There were eight attackers. Bullets were sprayed. We are told at least seven attackers blew themselves up with suicide vests. This, not on the streets of a Middle East hotspot of terror, but of a capital city... Read more
An unknown, unheralded, unremembered, unlearned substitute preacher impacted Victorian London, and the English speaking world beyond it more than he could ever have imagined. A young man, who happened into a small chapel, was arrested. These simple truths, spoken by a simple man who was never acclaimed during Spurgeon’s life (several men claimed to be the preacher, but were not recognized, and it seems the real preacher was content to remain unacknowledged). These same words which revolutionized the life of... Read more
Comics are not just for kids. They are collectors items that adults treasure into their old age. In this visually focussed world, they provide a new way to get people reading again. If you have seen Bible picture books before, the planned Bible Comic is nothing like them. All too often we sanitize the Bible, and airbrush out the bits that modern culture doesn’t like. But the real bible is full of violence, sex, betrayal, blood and guts. Just the... Read more
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