Stephen and I were chatting over coffee the other day, and we realised how little the reality of the Gospel often impacts our major – and more ordinary – life decisions. So, when a married couple are choosing a place to live, or when sending one’s kid’s to a school, or when joining a sports [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Informed by the Gospel?
Posted in re-think on March 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Being slightly left of centre
Posted in Church matters on March 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Last night at our Gospel Community meeting Stephen made a helpful comment. As the community of Jesus, we want to reach out to this world in love and service. We want to be known as gentle communities who offer a place of belonging to the excluded and marginalised. However, as Jesus’ followers we’re going to [...]
Community Life
Posted in Church matters on March 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My wife and I have recently joined the new Point Community Church plant. Apart from experiencing a radical sense of community in our group, we’ve also been struck afresh at how community-oriented the exhortations in the New Testament are generally. So, for example, I was studying Ephesians this morning, and I realised that pretty much [...]
The Gospel in a nutshell
Posted in Gospel on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2 ways to live: one of the simplest explanations of the Gospel. Click here to check it out online
Bulverism – we’ve all got it!
Posted in re-think on March 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One of the great privileges of my job is that I get to connect with people on a regular basis. Now, I love these verbal interactions for a number of reasons – they’re fast-paced, real-life, significant, poignant and sometimes even humourous! Something, however, I have noticed – and not just with the students I hang out with [...]
