God’s plan for the world is not an iWorld, but rather he created us for an rWorld – relational world. The Bible points out that we’re made for relationships and we find our deepest satisfaction not when seeking self-fulfillment but when living and engaging in the full constellation of healthy human relationships that God has…
At the end of the final session from the Crewmen Conference, we called the men forward to make a commitment to share their story of what Jesus has done for them – a commitment to evangelism. The whole room stood as one and made their way to the front to sign a pledge. Here is…
Who is Jesus?
I’m writing this post 5 hours after the doctors had administered a paralysis drug into mother-in-law just minutes before they were to switch off her life support. Shocking, I know! However, 5 hours ago, I was writing a sermon and pondering the kind of sermon ought we be preaching to our church. The problem is that…
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Since Viv’s mum has been sick in hospital, I have had a lot of time to not only sit in the ICU waiting room, but also think about ministry strategy. In particular, I’ve been thinking about how we can better be the body of Christ (this is loosely based in thinking around 1 Corinthians 12 – although Paul…
Today’s Old Testament REAP reading is fascinating because it is an interesting example of missing words in the bible. When you read 1 Samuel 13:1, you will notice from the footnotes and if you dig around textual criticism books, that there are some missing words. In the Hebrew Masoretic Text (the most original Hebrew text as…
Ed Stetzer – David Hesselgrave on Holistic Mission and the Evangelical Consensus.
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In the last 4 days, I have come to the understanding that modern technology is just not as good as it claims to be – especially when it comes to building relationships. Don’t get me wrong, I love using facebook and twitter and skype to keep in touch with people. I even use that social…
Taste and See that Jesus is good! 