I don’t have time to write much about this, and my blood pressure probably couldn’t cope with thinking about the subject for long, but some readers of Kouya Chronicle might want to be aware of this new publication. Author, pastor and teacher Dr. Richard Lee and Thomas Nelson Publishing have assembled the original, one-of-a-kind “American […]
Month: May 2009
Why We’ve Got the Bible We’ve Got
Have you ever wondered why the Bible is the way it is? Why did God inspire a long narrative with lots of wandering and digression, rather than give us a easy-to-digest book of wise theological insights? The answer is that God does not want us only to know about Him. If He did, He would […]
The Gospel for the Deaf
This article about our friend Geoffrey Hunt, who is involved in translating the Scriptures into Sign Langauges, is absolutely excellent. Bible translation in sign language is about more than techniques and strategies. It’s about providing Scriptures to help the Deaf understand the special place that God holds for them in His heart. Hunt points to […]
A Mandate for Mission
From the Lausanne World Pulse: John Perkins suggests that three types of people are needed in order to see real transformation of an urban neighborhood: The “relocators” are those people who were not born in the neighborhood, but who move into the area to tie their well-being to that of their neighbors. The “returners” were […]
Beware the Headlines!
Does anyone else find newspaper headlines annoying? You would think that as well as trying to grab our attention they were also designed to give a hint about what the article actually contains. All too often, though, they mislead, as I discovered when I read this Reuters article about the political situation in Madagascar. The […]
On Reading the Bible
Oliver O’Donovan has published a superb lecture on reading the Bible. My colleagues who are involved in literacy and Scripture Engagement should all read this without fail. Everyone else, should also read it! The “Jerusalem Declaration” issued last June by the GAFCON conference included the following brief clause: We believe the Holy Scriptures of the […]
Carl Medearis has just posted an excellent little peace comparing the state of the church in the US and England and also reflecting on the nomadic life of a missionary. About 5% of people in the United Kingdom would say they believe in Jesus as the way and do something about it. Nearly 40% of […]
So why should anyone use Twitter? One reason is that it allows you to follow famous people and find out what they are thinking and doing. Lots of Brits like to follow television personalities like Stephen Fry and Jonathan Ross. I can’t say that I’m much of a one for celebrity culture, though I do […]
It is encouraging to read that another step seems to have been taken towards reunification of north and south in Ivory Coast. BOUAKE, Ivory Coast (AFP) — Leaders of Ivory Coast’s formerly rebel New Forces (FN), who have controlled the north of the country since 2002, on Tuesday relinquished power to prefects in a key […]
Since we came to live in High Wycombe, Sue and I have been worshipping at Christ Church in Flackwell Heath. We initially started going there because we have a few friends who are involved in the Church (we were at Bible college with the vicar). This is the first time I have regularly worshipped at […]