In 1731, Reformed believers who had been part of the Independent Church in Charleston, SC decided to establish First (Scots) Presbyterian Church on Meeting Street. This coming Sunday, June 9, a group of Reformed believers are returning to First Scots…
I was reminded recently–this time by a statistic dealing with college commencement addresses–of the relentless homogenization of culture and ideas in the name of diversity by today’s movers-and-shakers. Apparently, the “uni-” is still stretching its lead over the “-versity” on…
Not By Improvisation Alone: The Vatican at the Venice Biennale Today “the arts” is a term that captures the imagination of many in evangelical circles. If you want to be hip and relevant as you cast your ministry vision, you…
Not By Improvisation Alone: The Vatican at the Venice Biennale Today “the arts” is a term that captures the imagination of many in evangelical circles. If you want to be hip and relevant as you cast your ministry vision, you…
Sydney Anglicans are voting in a new Archbishop later in 2013. The election is in August, but the campaigns have started already. A 4-month build up and the campaigns are in full swing! It seems there are really only two…
I recently got locked out of my house and spent the morning in our local greasy spoon, ‘The Hanwell Cafe’, and the afternoon in our local pub, ‘The White Hart’, affectionately known in the area as ‘The Dripping Blade’. It’s an…
A few days ago I was contacted by an American brother who had recently received an email inviting him to preach at a conference in London. The email, as many do, lacked a little coherence, but was addressed directly to…
You may well have heard the horror stories about people who overlooked a small lump or growth somewhere on their body, and who kept overlooking it, sometimes ignorantly, but sometimes wilfully, wishing it would just go away, finally heading to…
For this month’s column, I thought I would offer a few reflections on Andy Stanley’s recent book, Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend. Here’s a classic passage which represents in miniature an entire universe of erroneous…
For this month’s column, I thought I would offer a few reflections on Andy Stanley’s recent book, Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend. Here’s a classic passage which represents in miniature an entire universe of erroneous…
