Last night I hosted a Housewife Theologian group for my church. We covered Chapter 7; on the responsibility God has given each one of us in our differing vocations as influencers. This morning as I was thinking about our discussion,…
It is good of Todd to come back to me about fruitfulness (there’s not been enough back and forth on Ref 21 for a while) and I appreciate that if you start caring about fruitfulness too much you might end…
Actually, I was sort of hoping Paul and I would disagree so sharply that a series of angry and increasingly sarcastic posts would follow, thus upping our readership. Alas, it does not appear that such a deep disagreement has occurred.…
I managed to sneak in a few hours at the Banner of Truth Ministers Conference in Leicester last week. I was unable to stay for more than a day, but heard a sweet sermon from Andrew Davies, what was for…
Much is being said about Donald Sterling’s alleged racist remarks. From the landslide of articles written, Facebook and Twitter posts, the verdict seems clear. He made racist comments. While I would love to weigh in on the controversy, I cannot.…
Introduction No, this is not some extended joke about water-front property. But let the reader bear with me for a bit. The three laws of real estate are said to be “location, location, location.” In other words, the evaluation of…
Introduction No, this is not some extended joke about water-front property. But let the reader bear with me for a bit. The three laws of real estate are said to be “location, location, location.” In other words, the evaluation of…
I was a little puzzled by Paul Levy’s gentle disagreement with Rick Phillip’s strong disagreement with Tim Keller’s assertion that our ministries ought to be measured by their fruitfulness. I think I understand why Paul is not interested in the…
To say I have no interest in Old Calvinism/ New Calvinism, New School/ Old School is a colossal understatement. It’s not my fight; not once has it even crossed my radar in ministry, though I realise it’s been a big issue…
John Chapman, known as ‘Chappo’, is something of a legendary figure in conservative evangelicalism in the UK. If you’ve moved in the Proc Trust orbit no discussion of ministry can take place without a Chappo anecdote. For those of you…
