Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. (Acts 11:25, 26) The gospel spreads and Jerusalem catches up […]
Read More Acts Actually: 11 – Partnership Teaching; Community SharingThe cross cultural appeal of the gospel is something I find hugely endearing. I find now that there are people like me in and among people very much unlike me that I would not have been able to recognise if it wasn’t for the Spirit of God that brought us together. By being like me […]
Read More Culture MergeThis morning I was reading Acts 8 and noticing what came out of the followers of Christ when the pressure bore down. It’s always apt when the things you study in scripture have a bearing on what you will subsequently experience. The test is always there to determine what is in each of us. When […]
Read More What Comes OutThis evening, my friend Oenca Fontaine had a book launch for her new book My God In A Time Like Now. Oenca has a lot of strings to her bow, she is an incredibly talented trainer, communicator and networker. Her book launch was a brilliant expression of that. The event had people from a variety […]
Read More Abundant LifeThey devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every […]
Read More Acts Actually: 2 – Simple ChurchI love the church. I have never loved the church as much as I love it now. What has helped me love the church was growing up in it. To be fair though, growing up in it was also a way how I grew to despise it. At one point in my life I wondered […]
Read More About The BookThere’s more to it than that. It is amazing how easy it is to fall into the thinking that this is all there is. By that I mean the life that you live, in your particular context with the aid of your experiences and cultural backing. The explosion of information through various forms of media gives the […]
Read More See What MoreThere is something exhilarating and stimulating about being on a mission. When my life was a routine of just doing things and getting cheap kicks out it, I can truly say life was very dull. I have discovered that having money and the stuff it buys works for some at some level, but overall the […]
Read More Mission TimeIt’s been around nine years since I first started blogging. That’s a whole heap of words in those years. More importantly, though, I have come across some really good writers and followers of Christ who are able to record their journey in a really compelling way. There’s no doubt about it, my faith has been […]
Read More Grateful For … (2)Here are some things I love about church, not the church as it could and possibly should be if we could see it, but the church as it is. These are not in any particular order. 1. The Food It is the basic things that are often the most profound. The food and drink I […]
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