20-30 Vision Sarah is a 29 year old marketing analyst living in East London. She attends a local church where she is involved in the youth work and a midweek home group. She is bright, attractive, outgoing and single.Read more…
The Gospel is Bigger than you Think
It was a long haul flight and he had slept, read the magazine, eaten his supper and watched the movie. At 2:00am he picked up his Bible for some in-flight edification. Suddenly the aircraft experienced complete engine failure and theRead more…
The New Atheism and the Christian Mind
“God is a delusion – a ‘psychotic delinquent; invented by mad, deluded people.” [i] So believes Dr. Richard Dawkins. On the BBC radio, speaking of God he said, “This infantile explanation belongs to an earlier, superstitious era in the historyRead more…
Is God Bigger Than Your Village
Is God bigger than your village? In Tom Steffen’s book “Reconnecting God’s Story to Ministry,” he shares about the “blinders” that we can have when our worldview shapes our theology. “Worldviews influence the development of theological categories of convenience; theyRead more…
Social Justice and Evangelism (an overview)
Steve Hayes’ superb overview of social justice and evangelism follow below. Please visit Steve’s site (see the link in this post). Thanks, Dion For as long as I can remember there have been debates among Christians about the relationshipRead more…
When Evangelisim Meets Authenticity
I spent an interesting time yesterday in Glasgow at an Alpha Training Day along with a number of Church leaders from throughout Scotland. It took place a the Renfield Street Church Centre. The guest speaker was Graham Tomlin. He isRead more…
Why Truth is Important…it’s not what you think!
Why Truth is Important . . . its not what you think! I listen to certain Christmas songs all year round. Does that surprise you? Well, it certainly surprises me. Sometimes I wonder why I turn my Ipod to theseRead more…
No personal holiness without social holiness
One of the great disconects in contemporary Christianity is the seperation between faith and life. One of my favorite quotes in this regard comes from Ed Silvoso who said: Preaching the Good News without love is like giving someone aRead more…
Truth and Secularity
Just a brief response to Stuart’s article on truth and secularity. You suggest that the movement toward secularization that has been underway for about 150 years continues unabated and is taken up by postmodern descendants. I am not sure thatRead more…
Truth and Secularity
Just a brief response to Stuart’s article on truth and secularity. You suggest that the movement toward secularization that has been underway for about 150 years continues unabated and is taken up by postmodern descendants. I am not sure thatRead more…