I’m not sure how to describe this book. At one level it is easy to describe it; it’s an excellent book, well written and genuinely easy to read. I don’t have the slightest hesitation in recommending that you read it. My difficulty, is that I’m not sure how to classify it. It is part guide […]
Month: October 2013
A New Reformation?
Church historians sometimes downplay one of the key planks of the Protestant Reformation; the use of indigenous languages in Bible study, worship and disciple making. A great deal is made of the theological influence of Luther, Calvin et al, but language gets much less attention. However, the Reformation both encouraged and depended on the use of […]
Grace in a Messy House
… so if I’m living in a mess which prevents rest in God and damages relationships, I have fallen short of his standards: I have sinned. And when we have sinned, we know what to do: ‘if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us […]
John Risbridger on Bible Translation
http://wycliffe.org.uk/downloads/fp2013-johnrisbridger-lr.mp4 John Risbridger is one of the ministers at Above Bar Church, which has supported Sue and I since we first joined Wycliffe in 1985. This video was prepared as one of the resources for Frontline Prayer Live; an opportunity to pray for the work of Bible translation across the world. Why not take a […]
I Believe in The Scriptures
I had the privilege of seeing David Bowden perform a couple of his poems recently; he really is quite impressive. If you received this blog post by email and can’t see the video, you can find it online here.
Community Rather than Clichés
One of the best blogs on the block at the moment is Djibouti Jones: life at the crossroads of faith and culture by Rachel Pieh Jones. Don’t take my word for it; head over there and sign up the her updates. In her latest post, Rachel talks about how she has helped Amina; a young […]
If you have a role in a Church supporting missionaries; then you must have a Facebook account! Most people have recognised that we have moved from an age of print communication to digital, on-line communication. In the missionary world, the old printed newsletters (our first ones were done on a manual typewriter) have been largely […]
Missionaries as Listeners?
Last night I was speaking at the Wycliffe Live event in Northern Ireland. My theme was the way in which the growth of the Church around the world coupled with a slow decline in the influence of Christianity in the West poses a particular challenge for mission agencies such as Wycliffe. This reminded me of […]
Books I Have Read: Spillover
I don’t think I’ve ever met a virus I didn’t like. Let me clarify that; I don’t actually like being infected by viruses and I’m very aware of the devastation they can wreak, but they are absolutely fascinating. If you don’t think viruses are extraordinary; you haven’t studied them! If you would like to know […]
The Bible Is the Greatest Missionary
This is another in my very occasional series examining famous missionary sayings. This time I want to turn my attention to some words of William Cameron Townsend who said: “The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never considered a foreigner.” I must admit, I’ve had a few […]