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Keswick Thoughts

This week finds me in Keswick, in the English Lake District. Now, there is nothing unusual in that, I’ve spent a fair bit of time in Keswick over the years. However, this time is somewhat different; I’m not here to wander over the fells, but to take part in the Keswick Convention. I’ve been in […]

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Manchester Who?

Last week, I had a fascinating cross-cultural encounter. I was in Bangkok for a few days of meetings (I know, it sounds pretentious). There were two notable things about the hotel where we were staying; firstly there were a huge number of families from the Middle East staying there and secondly, the main restaurant and […]

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High Wycombe Half-Marathon

It’s been a funny old week. On Thursday I went to Stoke Mandeville hospital in Ayelsbury to have a tooth removed under IV sedation (a long story, involving a very dodgy dentist in Africa). This appointment had been deferred for a few months because last time I went there, my blood pressure was sky-high. This […]

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Please Read This Book

As many people have noted, this year marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible. A great deal has been written and said about the impact of the KJV on the language and culture of the English speaking world, but no one has come close to describing the impact of the […]

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Bible and Mission Links 7

I apologise for the slowdown in posting on Kouya Chronicle of late. This is mainly due to the fact that life is very busy at the moment. This state of affairs is likely to continue for a while, but I’ll do my best to post whenever I have enough energy to be creative. In the […]

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A Question About Numbers

Cross-cultural missionaries, such as myself, place a great deal of emphasis on Revelation 7:9. After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. The statement that people from every tribe, people and […]

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Bible & Mission Links 6

It’s been a wee while since my last round up of blog posts on the Bible and Mission, so here goes with another bunch of links: This week’s first offering comes from Mark who has posted a nice little piece on Reading the Bible With the Global Church (I should declare a conflict of interest […]

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House of Commons

In June, the MP for High Wycombe, Steve Baker hosted a reception for Wycliffe Bible Translators in the strangers dining room at the House of Commons. Steve gave a thoughful and heartfelt introduction about the importance of the Bible in national life and then I was able to share something about the work of Wycliffe […]

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It’s Not About Checklists: The Great Commission 11

Once again, we need to start by looking at Matthew’s version of Jesus’ last command to his disciples from Matthew 28: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded […]

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No Place for Hit and Run: The Great Commission 10

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Jesus command to the disciples is a pretty inclusive one; they are to make disciples, to baptize believers and to […]