The Triple Cure

You have to love a bit of Reformed Christology (any Christology come to think of it). I was heading up a seminar this past week with the young people at Continue reading →

Keswick, here we come

Off to this beautiful place for the next week enjoying God’s two books – the natural revelatory beauty of the Lake District, and the glorious special revelation of Scripture. I’ll Continue reading →

Is Church Membership Biblical?

Occasionally we have someone debate with us whether or not the whole notion of formal membership is a biblical idea. Here’s my thoughts (with the aid of Wayne Meeks’ material Continue reading →

Father Forgets

Here is something I used at church last night to help us Dads confess and pray to the Father that we might reflect him as Fathers. It was written by W. Livingston Continue reading →

A prayer for reign

As a follow up to my earlier LICC praisings, here is a prayer I have above my desk which was written by someone within LICC: The soil is softer, The Continue reading →

LICC

I attended a dinner on Monday evening at the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity. Mark Greene (the director) gave an excellent talk on the mission and vision of LICC. Here Continue reading →

Death by Meetings

Yesterday I was handed a copy of Patrick Lencioni’s Death by Meeting (I don’t think it was a hint!). This book dove-tails nicely with a similar kindle freebie I read a while Continue reading →

The Mission of God

I’ve just finished ploughing through Chris Wright’s Mission of God - thoroughly splendid tome. Here are the highlights: “The very existence of the Bible is incontrovertible evidence of the God who refused Continue reading →

Captain Scott

One of my fellow elders recommended Ranulph Fiennes’ biography of Captain Scott which I’ve just finished and thoroughly enjoyed. For the most part it charts his attempts to reach the Continue reading →

Fresh Out of College?

I was visiting and preaching at a church not too far from Bedford last night that have been without a pastor for some time. Talking afterwards I enquired whether or Continue reading →