These are the best books I read in 2009 In no particular order: 1. The Mission of God – Christopher Wright The central thesis is that we do not approach the Bible to find a biblical basis for mi… more →
fresh expressions...wrote 6 hours ago: These are the best books I read in 2009 In no particular order: 1. The Mission of God – Christ … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I love Christmas. Probably not as much as my wife loves Christmas, but I still love it. There … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: “The object to which God’s purpose of grace is directed is the whole creation and the wh … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: On the 8th of December 2009 Lesslie Newbigin, (1909-1998) a true theological and missiological giant … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Let the Nations Be Glad by John Piper These books are books that are excellent concerning Missions, … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Brad Brisco has a helpful history of the missional church (with a very North American flavour though … more →
wrote 1 month ago: On Sunday night a group of us gathered to pray for VOX City Church, have some food and hang out toge … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Doing the rounds this week: Ellen Davis presented her inaugural lecture as the Amos Ragan Kearns Dis … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Doing the rounds this week: Ellen Davis presented her inaugural lecture as the Amos Ragan Kearns Dis … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Butterscotch and Ahs Discuss Epistemology In this time of crumbling institutions, conflict and rapi … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday I posted on Newbigin’s understanding of missional leadership. That post showed that … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Lesslie Newbigin’s The Gospel in a Pluralist Society outlines his understanding of the role of … more →
wrote 2 months ago: “Missional” is the latest buzzword in evangelical circles. Some want to be missional. … more →
wrote 3 months ago: In The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, Lesslie Newbigin writes: The difference involved in the long-r … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Raising of Jairus Daughter by Illa Repin 1871 Yesterday, once again, my entire day was thrown off sc … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I recieved an email from a good friend and faithful blog-reader, asking me about the meaning of the … more →
wrote 4 months ago: It is one of the key features of our culture … that we make a sharp distinction between a world of w … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Middle-class parents want values to be taught to children in schools because life will be more pleas … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Back when I was attending Regent summer schools regularly, I took a lot of classes from James Housto … more →