UPDATE: UK RELEASE CONFIRMED FOR APRIL 18TH CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS God’s Not Dead starring Shane Harper, and Kevin Sorbo, who starred as Hercules in the hit TV show, has been taking the movie world by storm. Grossing over $9 million in its opening weekend with a limited release it is already No. 15 in total box office takings for Christian movies of all time. God’s Not Dead is an emotional tale of a Christian student who wouldn’t be silenced by... Read more
This is an extract from an email from a reader, who kindly agreed for me to share it with you. This is a fairly typical story of what happens when someone begins to encounter the Holy Spirit in a more personal way. To me this is what the Bible means when it speaks of us “receiving the Holy Spirit.” The Holy Spirit is at work in all Christians. It is just that some are more aware of his work than... Read more
This week there has been another stirring in the Christian blogosphere. A sometimes controversial church leader wrote a letter which he wanted to remain private to his congregation. One of his critics obtained a copy of that letter and leaked it onto the Internet. I was aware of this, and like some other bloggers and official journalists, I requested the church to confirm whether the letter was genuine, and asked for their permission to share the correspondence on my blog.... Read more
On March 21 the movie God’s Not Dead will be released to cinemas across the United States. On April 11 it will be on general release in the UK. Having had the privilege of seeing a preview of the film I am very excited about it. The premise of the movie is the interaction between a strongly atheist philospophy professor and a Christian student. It is professionally produced, and guaranteed to tug on the heart strings as well as provoke... Read more
Steve Chalke’s rejection of Penal Substitution around 10 years ago was the first major controversy I got involved with on this blog. In the next of a series of video discussions between him and Andrew Wilson that were moderated by Justin Brierley they revisited this. Chalke continued to support his viewpoint, but still seemed surprised at the strength of the reaction to him calling Penal Substution “Cosmic Child Abuse” He was clearly scornful of the idea that the wrath of... Read more
I have been allowed early access to the The Leadership Network/Generis Multisite Church Scorecard which releases to the public on Tuesday, March 11th. With the report author’s permission I can share some of the highlights in this article. To be alerted when the full report is available, sign up here. The subject of multisite churches continues to be a controversial one in some circles. I have previously written on some of the advantages I see in this model, as well as arguing that a... Read more
This morning I had the pleasure of being a guest onBBC London 94.9 – Inspirit with Jumoke Fashola. We spoke about Lent, and one thing that was fascinating is her reaction on behalf of her listeners to the word “sin” We really do live in a world where such simple Christian comments are very controversial. You can listen to the interview right here: Read more
Just in the past few days both my emails and Twitter stream have contained a few direct questions and challenges. I have had people gloatingly point out to me the story of the death of the latest snake handler to meet his inevitable death, demand my response to the Pope sending Kenneth Copeland a message promoting unity, and ask what I think of Steve Chalke’s article about how he now approaches the Bible. In addition, I have also noticed that David... Read more
Jesus is the model evangelist and we can learn from his example how to get caught up on his mission to seek and save the lost. This is a sermon about the Woman of Samaria in John 4. Brief sermon notes follow the audio. John 4:1-42 We tend to think of Jesus as the Great Shepherd or Pastor, or as the Great Priest, as the Great Apostle of our faith, as the Great Teacher, as the Greatest Prophet of them... Read more
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