Posted in christianity, jesus, tagged bible, biblefresh, biblical literacy, children, experience, hartman, ideas, novelli, Rob Lacey, young people, youth on July 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A while back i produced a list of helpful resources for engaging with the Bible. Well thanks to some generous publisher i have received some new books i wanted to add to the list:
1) Shaped by the Story, Mike Novelli
This is an inspirational book for youthleaders. The author provides both a theological and a practical [...]
Posted in christianity, jesus, tagged new word alive, spring harvest on April 4, 2009 | 8 Comments »
1. The Sun does shine in North Wales
It’s been amazing weather and so I found that Phwlleli is an amazingly beautiful place – you can see Snowdon and the beach is gorgeous.
2. Students do care about doctrine
The set up of the day means that most people go to the morning bible readings and a [...]
Posted in christianity, culture, environment, green, jesus, population, tagged big questions, christiantiy, environment, eugenics, jonathon poirot on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just come off the big questions.
I had so many things I wanted to say but in the cut and thrust of the “debate” / “chat show” only managed to get a few words in. Didn’t manage to mention Jesus which I am upset about. I had a whole argument about Jesus saying “ Two sparrows [...]
Posted in christianity, culture, jesus, review, tagged 2008, christmas, church, ideas, pastor, presents, presents for your pastor on December 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Christmas is such a busy time for church leaders, they work hard all year and while everyone else is having a winter break it¹s often a pastor¹s busiest time of the year. Here are some gift ideas for you (your homegroup, your prayer triplet, your youth team, your eldership etc) to give to your local [...]
Posted in christianity, culture, review, survivors, tagged bbc, review, survivors on November 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We had the first installment of the new BBC mini series survivors.
It kicks off with a similar plot line to I AM LEGEND – with a deadly bug that wipes out 90 per cent of the population of planet earth getting wiped out. It’s a scarily realistic premise with a killer flu bug turning into [...]
Posted in christianity, culture, killers, review, tagged brandon flowers, human, killers, lyrics on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favourite bands has released a new single:
It’s a cracking tune combining a New Order vibe with a kind of Bruce Springsteen stadium sound.
There has been some controversy about the lyrics…
Are we human or are we…. some say denser some say dancer…
Well Brandon Flowers has made it very clear [...]
Posted in christianity, culture, tagged elections, obama on November 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
So american history has been changed forever. Just 40 years after the civil rights movement saw the assasination of Martin Luther King – American elects its first African American President. Here’s a little video I made from my time in Grant Park, Chicago yesterday.
Posted in christianity, culture, jesus, tagged persecuted church, taylor university on November 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. Hebrews 13
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Brothers, Strangers, Prisoners, Sufferers: What is the [...]
Posted in christianity, culture, jesus, persecuted church, tagged christians, evangelical alliance, pattaya, persecuted church, shana, turkey, violence, zimbabwe on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
EA Zimbabwe
Goodwill Shana President Evangelical fellowship of Zimbabwe encouraged me to pray for his country. He told me about the real trouble with getting basic provisions like food. The education system is badly effected by the recent troubles, the teachers mostly have gone overseas, those that remain are severly underpayed, transport to schools is an [...]
Posted in Graphic bible, NT Wright, Rob Lacey, William Dumbrell, bible, christianity, jesus, tagged bible, bible books, christian books, evangelical alliance, theology on October 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Young People and the Bible:
1) Lion Graphic Bible
This is a very well produced version of the Bible with excellent full colour art work and gives young people a really good overview of the whole Bible. I used it with my oldest children and we read it together at bed time. The images are really well [...]
Posted in christianity, wea, tagged evangelical, pattaya, thailand, wea conference pattaya 2008 on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So here we are in Thailand gathered with around 400 leaders from every corner of the globe.
Just to give you a flavour I had dinner with General Secretaries of the Swedish Alliance and the Nepalese Evangelical Alliance and I am sharing a room with a Sri Lankan evangelical leader.
The event kicked off with a special [...]
Posted in books, christianity, culture, jesus, review, tagged brian mclaren, church, emergent church, mark driscoll, rob bell on September 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
1. The Church in Emerging Culture, Leonard Sweet (Ed), Emergentys, Zondervan
This book is authored by a great team of writers including author and thinker Leonard Sweet (Author and thinker), Andy Crouch of Christianity Magazine, Professor and reformed theologian Michael Horton, Frederica Mathewes-Green (an Orthodox believer), Erwin Raphael McManus from Mosaic church and Brian D. McLare. [...]
Posted in christianity, culture, dvd, gone baby gone, movie, movies, review, tagged ben affleck, casey affleck, films, gone baby gone, morgan freeman on September 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s been a while since Ben Affleck has been in a good film.
Good Will Hunting – was a great way to make a debut
Changing Lanes – was an interesting piece
Sum of all Fears – was pretty poor
Pearl Harbour – was awful
Dare Devil- was worse than it should have been
But when he gets behind the camera [...]
Posted in bible, books, christianity, culture, ivp, jesus, john stott, preaching, walter kaiser, tagged andy stanley, books, christianity, haddon robinson, john stott, martin lloyd-jones, preaching on August 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I try to read at least one book on preaching a year. I want to continue learning how to stay faithful to the text and continually rethink how best to stay connected to the culture. Here are some of the best books I have read over the years.
1. How to Read the Bible for All [...]
Posted in boy with the striped pyjamas, christianity, culture, jesus, movie, review, tagged christian, film, holocaust, nazi, pajamas, review, the boy in the striped pyjamas on August 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A review by Joel Kandiah (aged 9) and Krish kandiah (aged 36).
This is fictional story based on the best selling children’s book by the irish Writer John Boyne. It tells the story of a friendship developing between Bruno the 8 year old (he’s 9 in the book) son of Nazi Concentration Camp commander and Shmuel [...]
Posted in blog, christianity, culture, jesus, review, tagged blogging, christian, uk on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It would be great to see you at our bloggers day in September please let people know about this opportunity to explore the implications of blogging. It will take place at the Evangelical Alliance HQ, Whitefield House, 186 kennington road. email a.lilley@eauk.org for more information.
Posted in christianity, incomparable, review, wilson, tagged books, christianity, church, review on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s another review on Christianity’s website, this time of Andrew Wilson’s excellent book Incomparable.
Posted in christianity, review, tagged books, christianity, reformed always reforming, review, roger olson, theology on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thought you might like to see my review of Roger Olson’s intriguing book from the Christianity website.
Posted in all age church service, bible, christianity, church service, iphone, tagged all age service, apple, bible, christianity, church, family, interactive teaching, iphone, proverbs on August 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Visiting churches on holiday during the summer season can mean that you get exposed to more all age services than you might have bargained for. That was my experience this summer. The problem with all age services is often everyone hates them. The young people hate them because they don’t get to go out to [...]
Posted in christianity, culture, review, tagged essential reading, Lesslie Newbigin, NT Wright, recommended texts, theology, Undergraduate on August 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
1. N.T. Wright: The New Testament and the People of God.
Christian Origins and the Question of God v. 1 (Christian Origins & Ques God 1) by N.T. Wright
“A must read introduction to an appropriate methodology for theological / biblical studies”
This is a landmark book providing a brilliant epistemological and methodological foundation for theological an biblical [...]
