Just a bit concerned some people might think I was being harsh on the walking wounded who have got out of dodgy churches. Brothers and sisters, God loves the church. Churches are in a mess at times. Please understand that I do realise why many leave churches- I have left more than one! I am also aware that finding a good one can be difficult. I would move house to a different city to find a good church. AS a... Read more
MAc Swift is pleasing me again with this quote which he uses as a reminder that there really is a personal Devil: “Oh, my job keeps getting easier, as time keeps slipping away, I can imitate your brightest light, and make your night look just like day, I put some truth in every lie, to tickle itching ears, You know I’m drawing people just like flies, cause they like what they hear…” (Keith Green) Of course I couldnt let such... Read more
In a thread which I am entitling More on the unchurched shall probably fall……. Mac Swift, I and others have been discussing the issue of whether church is essential to Christianity. Mac has most recently claimed that he thanks God daily he is not in a church, and that meeting together informally and I guess randomly could satisfy what the bible means when it says we should not give up the habit of meeting together. First of all, can I... Read more
I havent checked out the Blogdom of God statistics in ages, so imagine my surprise to discover that we now have more imbound links and more recorded traffic than Instapundit, who is of course supposed to be the King of the Blogdom. It just goes to show that clubbing together can produce something stronger than any individual. Of course, the other question is, does this mean anything? Well I guess it would if it was really easy to navigate within... Read more
Last Sunday I preached a sermon entitled David and Nehemiah- the Hand of Grace as well as the audio, there is a powerpoint presentation available. The sermon details the so-called ‘Five points of Calvinism’ and the Baptism of the Spirit- a reformed charismatic combination. It is the kind of sermon likely to raise questions- why not share them here and lets discuss…. Read more
Vessel of Honour replied: “One can contribute and be a part of a community without going to a church though. At times not being tied down to any one particular church can be a liberating experience. It depends on the person and what God calls them to do though.” Others spoke of the failures of the church, but I have to say, None of the above will wash. If you come accross fake money, do you stop using money? NO!... Read more
MAc Swift in a post ‘The unchurched shall rise’ said: “I suspect Christians who don’t go to church are Christians 7 days out of the week, while Christians who do go to church are only Christians one day out of the week.” Well Mac, YOU ARE SO WRONG!!! Solitatry Christianity is as unsatisfying as solitary sex. We are designed for community. The PEOPLE of God is the Church which literally means gathering. God is in the business of building a... Read more
Rebecca Writes: “to this day, when someone mentions Pilgrim’s Progress, all I can think of is a boring story about some guy named ‘Christian’ who gets stuck in the mud…. or something. Now the book is on my nightstand and I’m thinking it might be time to move beyond my childish prejudices.” Without wanting to detract from my previous praise of this blog, Rebecca GET A LIFE, and read the greatest Christian book ever written outside of the bible! Read... Read more
Times Online : “The green visionary who has banished famine from the world” Read more
The guardiansays : “Look on the dark side of life”, and seems to say we need to be realistic about lifes problems. I believe many Christians try and pretend everything will always be OK just because they are believers. This is not true. One promise of God people don’t often ‘name and claim’ is ‘In this world you will have troubles’. Wake up people, as much as we try and insulate ourselves fromt he possibility we will face difficulties- he... Read more
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