Back in Autumn 2011 I spoke at an evangelists' conference. Afterwards I was chatting to one evangelist who said this: I think I am doing good, orthodox evangelism. I am giving people the truth of the gospel straight from the Bible and presenting Christ accurately. However, if I am honest, I know in my heart that in a year's time the only thing that will be different in the lives of most of the people who become Christians is that they will be going to church.
Read moreIs Christianity Blind to Suffering?
Those who know me know how difficult I find doing apologetic talks on suffering and evil. There are no subjects that I find myself more inadequate before. I feel very disabled when speaking on horror from a position of Western security and comparative comfort.
Read moreIs Christianity All About Being Religious?
Here is a recent evangelistic talk I gave at St Andrews the Great Church, Cambridge, for the Cambridge Christian Union on Christianity and religion
How is Your Worship Life?
Biblical leadership and preaching are by-products of joy in God. They don't work properly unless they spring from this source
Read moreBusyness and Mission
the temptation is to organise our lives to accomplish seeing and experiencing as many things as possible. Or to organise it so as to maximise my potential, self-worth or ambitions. I know that temptation. Its a packed world, so many places to see and things to do. Ross' comment is that people who live like this never commit long term large portions of their life to any one thing for fear of missing out on something else. Therefore the cause of world missions is greatly damaged because there are so many places in the world where it is only possible to have an impact for Jesus by long term (sometimes life long) loving and relating well to people.
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