My wife and I have four children and one on the way. If truth be told, I’m not a great fan of vegetables. My children all enjoy their vegetables. Why? In part because Melanie shared her enthusiasm, while I avoided expressing any complaints (and tried to set a consistent example too, of course). Parenting isn’t | Read More…
Mike Reeves, one of Cor Deo’s trustees, is about to release his new book, The Good God. It is a fantastic little book that we want to promote as much as possible. To see Peter’s review of it, click here.
Next Tuesday the full-time programme begins for 2012. This means that Ron is flying over on Sun/Mon and settling into his UK accommodation. Then the team come together on Tuesday for the first week of Cor Deo 2012. Meanwhile, Peter will have to be slightly less involved at some point for a few days as | Read More…
The Bible doesn’t just use language of relationship, it actually does speak of relationship. This may be a subtle difference, but it is important. God isn’t just pretending to enter into relationship with us any more than He is just pretending to be in relationship within the Godhead. It’s not a matter of Him “dumbing | Read More…
Christmas is a season of traditions, and I think we’ve started a new one in our family. My daughters and I have discovered the joy of driving at night with Christmas music turned up ridiculously loud and singing together at the top of our lungs. One of their favourites is Mary Did You Know. There | Read More…
This is our last update of 2011 and we want to wish you a delightful Christmas and New Year! We are so thankful for your prayers and interest in the ministry of Cor Deo. Our longing is for more people to be captivated by the love of a God so great that He was willing | Read More…
Yesterday the world heard that Christopher Hitchens had died. He was a writer, polemicist, commentator and famous atheist. I remember watching one of his debates with John Lennox in Edinburgh (on video) a couple of years back. Following the news of his death it was interesting to see the surge of comments on twitter yesterday – | Read More…
This week we are delighted to share a guest post from Cor Deo 2011 team member Huw Williams. Huw is now pastoring the International Church of Torino, in Italy (his blog is here). Over to Huw: ____________________________________________ I wonder if you saw this. There was a powerful moment in a government press conference here this | Read More…
Whenever Isaiah 6 is mentioned, there is usually a specific observation in the mix. Actually, I’ve probably said it myself in the past. I don’t deny it. But I do want to offer what might be a helpful balancing observation. Holy, holy, holy. The only time a description is repeated three times of God, it | Read More…
Tomorrow, Saturday, is our final Cor Deo event of 2011. If you are within reach of Bristol, we would love to see you. Here’s the info: It has been quite a first year for Cor Deo and we are really thankful to those who have prayed with us and for us. Maybe next month we’ll | Read More…
