It is true that sometimes the worst advert for Jesus Christ are the people who purport to follow Him. Let me bring that closer to home, sometimes I am the worst advert for Jesus Christ through my behaviour. It’s sometimes lax, apathetic and somewhat aloof to the situation that people struggle with every day. It […]
Read More I Will Be There For You – When Church Is Really ChurchThe woman told me she belonged to a fellowship. This woman, who for the sake of the argument we’ll call Alison (not her real name), did not know I was a Christian. I don’t always jump at every opportunity to say ‘Snap’ whenever I come across a professing believer. Alison was a lot more open […]
Read More When You Think Of Church, Do You Think Of Confessional Community?Lets see here. Order of service is right. Sermon is inspiring. Songs are suitably pitched to deliver the right emotional outcome. Meetings in the week to keep up the impression that we’re active. Outreach activities like giving to the local food-bank or helping out at the local home for the elderly. Got a youth group […]
Read More When You Think Of Church, Do You Think Of Disciple-Making Community?Manchester United were playing Aston Villa this evening at Villa Park. (Don’t worry, this isn’t a football blog entry, there is a reason for this intro.) United are top of the table and looked favourites to get the win. Villa haven’t had a good season, but the home advantage and a very sluggish start from […]
Read More If It Doesn’t Matter Who Gets The Credit …I am not always motivated to blog. I love it. Blogging is such a great outlet for a number of reasons, but sometimes I just cannot muster the energy. Then I come across things like this piece of audio featuring Jon Zens on Organic Church. So when you think about church, do you think about […]
Read More When You Think Of Church, Do You Think Of Life?Don’t get me wrong. I love belonging. I don’t often feel I belong. Most of the time I feel a lot of a misfit. Whether because of me gender (true story, folks), me ethnicity (maybe it is cos I is black), me deep approach to living and other internal foibles it has always been difficult […]
Read More QOI: Which Church Do You Go To?One of the most intriguing people I’ve come across in my time in Bletchley goes by the name Ricky Rew. I’m not intrigued by the name, fascinating though it is, I’ve been tremendously blessed by this man primarily because he captures that precious quality of being very real and human and being very much motivated […]
Read More Declaration and Demonstration – Word and WorksThe family were in the car and we were travelling up the motorway to visit a friend. My wife and I were glad that the children had taken the time to catch up on some sleep, as it meant we could catch up on some conversation. A friend of ours who had been a pivotal […]
Read More If A Brother Is Found In A Fault …This came about from a conversation. where a friend who had been raised in church had finally given his life to the Lord and was proclaiming the change in public full immersion. I has known of him for well over 10 years. He remained in church circles well into his 20’s, yet for all the […]
Read More Being Churched Does Not Mean You’ve Been DiscipledIt saddens me that church life and being a Christian can be perceived as being preoccupied with a weekly meeting. It saddens me because I think this preoccupation misses the point by a significant margin. I sit in such weekly gatherings with decent people who are well meaning folks, polite and friendly enough, but who […]
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