Yesterday I had the privilege of preaching on the subject of the uniqueness of Christ. I chose to begin by affirming the facts. Who Jesus was and what He did was not a myth that grew over several generations as some critics suggest. The very first followers, the eyewitnesses, were absolutely committed to the fact | Read More…
In this update we will share the latest progress, hear from Ron about his wider ministry and finish with an encouraging new endorsement of Cor Deo! Cor Deo Latest – All systems go, actively recruiting . . . the board had a meeting earlier this month. During this meeting we officially welcomed Jeremy Roberts onto | Read More…
Too many Christians, I’m afraid, have the disaffected God of the Greek philosophers in mind when they pray or plan their day. The Greek versions of God are mainly about power—about having control over everything—rather than about his forming and sustaining relationships with a treasured creation. But let’s be clear from the outset that I don’t know many Christians who | Read More…
You have a chunk of time and decide to pray. Now what? Perhaps a pattern would be helpful? Now some might object that this would squelch the reality of a true relationship. Then again, when Jesus was asked how to pray, he responded with a pattern. As a young believer I was taught the A.C.T.S. | Read More…
I read a troubling newspaper article on the internet today. It was one of the “most read” items and it spoke of a Christian writer who recently announced her departure from the church. The report included a summary of what disturbed her and what, for many of us, is tragically obvious: “But judging by the | Read More…
In Bill Bryson’s book, The Mother Tongue, he suggests that one of the curses of modern English is the tendency to use jargon. He points particularly to academic and political circles and their tendency to use waffle and jargon. For example, he states, At a conference of sociologists in America in 1977, love was defined | Read More…
