I sometimes hear (usually students) say unbelievably ignorant things like "why do Christians keep going on about the cross so much?" To borrow from the movie, it is inconceivable that a man should die for the sins of the whole world and rise again, and for Christians not to be obsessed about communicating the cross.
Read moreWhat Apollos Lacked
I love it when there is a possibility of discovering that God is bigger than my understanding and that my knowledge and love of scripture might get to be bigger in the future than it is now. Lets always be open to the idea that God might challenge our frameworks with his Word.
Read moreRevelation MP3s
Just spent three lovely days teaching an overview of Revelation to UCCF's southern Relay workers.
Read moreWhen Commentaries Get it Wrong
Let me say something dangerous. Almost every commentary ever written on the start of Luke 16 is wrong.
Read moreHow to Grow Spiritually
The question "what is God doing in your life at the moment?" has come to be seen in too many circles as a little bit super-spiritual. A bit too touchy-feely. Or a bit too personal and embarrassing (after all, what if the person can't think of anything - it could look like I am suggesting their Christian walk is inadequate by asking the question).
If fact this question should be the commonest of common currency among us. Lets recover a deep desire to see God at work every day in each other's lives.
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