Christmas Illustrations (1)
It’s Christmas, a time for sharing, of giving to those who do not have and helping those less fortunate and gifted than you are. It is in this spirit that I am providing 3 of my best Christmas illustrations. I’ve stolen…
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One of the Biggest Deterrents to Personal Evangelism
Recently, I published a book titled Words in Season: On Sharing the Hope that is Within Us. It is an introduction to sharing the good news of Christ that was birthed out of a Sunday school series. The book not…
The Mystery of the Incarnation
Many things in life fill us with wonder; our world is full of profound mysteries, but the greatest mystery of all is the mystery of the incarnation. One of the profoundest statements of this mystery is 1 Timothy 3:16: “And…
Welcome, Leon Brown!
We’re excited to announce the latest addition to our blog team here at ref21, Rev. Leon Brown. He is a husband, father, pastor, and author. His recently published Words in Season: On Sharing the Hope that is Within Us. He…
‘Twas the Sunday pre-Christmas: a cautionary tale
I do not often sympathise with Anglican vicars, but I did feel a mite of solidarity with the Reverend Simon Tatton-Brown of St Andrew’s Church, Chippenham, Wilts., when I heard his unfortunate story. Caught short by the demands of a…
Never Always Winter
In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis describes Narnia as a place where it is “always winter, but never Christmas.” This is a perfect way to explain to a child (and to the rest of us)…
Never Always Winter
In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis describes Narnia as a place where it is “always winter, but never Christmas.” This is a perfect way to explain to a child (and to the rest of us)…
Big Jim on Pilgrim’s Progress
As a follow up to my post on Pilgrim’s Progress, I’ve been reminded of this post from our good friend Justin Taylor. Ref21 and Gospel Coalition working together for a better world for both celebrity and normal Christians.
Asking the right questions
At the risk of being trampled by the ireful in the latest slanging match over rap and hip-hop, I wonder if I might interject? It seems to me, watching from a distance and not trying to read every contribution, that…
There are things which cannot be said
I am sitting in Heathrow airport waiting for a flight to Aberdeen when the shadowy figure known only to many of us as ‘the Librarian’ points me to a quote from this weeks Spectator. It’s the follow on article from…