As my tenth blogging anniversary approaches I thought I would share the history of this blog for new readers. So far I have shared from 2012, 2011 and 2010. We now turn to 2009 which feels like yesterday! It is interesting to me to reflect on how much has changed over the years. It is also striking how fast time moves as I discover posts that I thought I’d written “a few months ago” are actually from several years ago!... Read more
To help new readers get the background to this blog, and as a filler while I take a blogging break I am posting a series of highlights from the ten different years that I have been blogging. Soon I will have my ten year anniversary. So far I have posted about 2011 and 2012. Here is my review of 2010. The year began for me in Enfield Cineworld where I would of course spend most Sunday mornings, and many other... Read more
This is a transcript of the interview I did with Al Mohler before Christmas on leadership. Thanks to Mandy Johnson for typing this up! Adrian: Hello there! My name is Adrian Warnock, I am here with Dr Albert Mohler and we are broadcasting live on the internet. Thanks for joining me Al. Albert: It’s great to be with you Adrian. Thank you. Adrian: We are obviously going to talk quite a bit about your book, but before we get to that I did... Read more
It is getting very close to the ten year anniversary of this blog (April this year!) I also realize that I have gathered a lot of new readers since moving to Patheos. January is also usually a quiet blogging month for me, and I will be taking a break from new posts for at least next week for our church prayer and fasting. So I thought that I would do a bit of archeology and help new readers grasp the... Read more
Many believers will have decided to read the Bible through this year, and as I mentioned there are great promises for those who will reliably and regularly feast on God’s word. Anita Mathias is one such person who has decided to blog through the Bible this year. She writes of what she has learnt so far from reading (as many will be) the book of Genesis. She speaks of how she has been struck by how God is the God... Read more
Roger Olson recalls a popular illustration: According to the story, Karl Barth was fielding questions from the audience after a lecture in Rockefeller Chapel on the campus of the University Chicago in 1962. A student stood and asked him if he could summarize his life’s work in theology in one sentence. According to the story a gasp went up from the audience–responding to the student’s perceived audaciousness. Also, according to the story, Barth didn’t skip a beat. He said (paraphrasing)... Read more
Today is the first of a New Year. Many millions of Christians will include in their New Years resolutions a renewed commitment to reading the Bible. This is a good thing. Many reading plans which encourage variety will include beginning the Psalms today. How good it is then that on this first day of the year so many Christians will read these great promises from God himself. If we will but meditate on The Truth we are assured God will... Read more
This is going to be a personal post, mostly of relevance to my Newfrontiers family. But I am sure many of my readers who only know of us through these posts will find in this a glimpse into the warm, relational, family on a mission that is the group of churches I have been a part of for more than 40 years. It is not good to serve our Lord alone. I am thankful to God that I am part... Read more
Most years, at around this time I like to review the highlights of my blogging year. 2012 has certainly been an exciting year in the life of this blog. The year began promisingly with “How Great is our God” trending on Twitter, and in January I wrote on how the Church is meant to be a refuge, and how to move the immoveable God. In February I preached on the three phases of faith, a sermon that might surprise some... Read more
Around this time of year I usually like to acknowledge the websites that have sent the most traffic here all year. This time, due to the move to Patheos, I am just thanking those that have sent me traffic since that change. I wish I could list all of the sites, but there are almost 1000 already! Remember, if your blog has lower traffic you may not ever make a list like this, but pooled with other smaller blogs, you... Read more
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