Which is the tail and which is the dog? Since when did the tail wag the dog!? The Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem has just taken place. GAFCON has brought together 1,200 delegates from 29 countries, from all continents. They represent many millions of Anglican Christians. It is not for me to get involved [...]
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I have a theory! The Pentecostal/Charismatic wing of the church seems particularly prone to the craze of travelling to experience the next experience or the new unique blessing. How is it that among those who are gullible and easily impressed, there are the intelligent, trustworthy and thoughtful who also report an authentic encounter with God [...]
“Strength is not doing what can be done because I am strong. Strength is when I do not do what I can do, because I know it is wrong.” Heard at the Elim conference in a sermon by John Glass, 6/6/08, General Superintendant of the Elim churches.
I am at my annual Elim conference and have been listening to an interesting speaker call Sy Rogers (www.syrogers.com). Sy has been telling us of his many years in the gay community, the last minute cancellation of his gender realignment surgery and his encounters with the risen Jesus. It has been fascinating to hear of [...]
The Gospel According to Starbucks
Posted: 7th May 2008 by graham in church culture, Culture, reviewsWhat!? Just for a cup of coffee? We lived in Hastings on England’s South coast and had been given some vouchers for the ferry to “hop across” the Channel for the day. Our girls were small then and they did not enjoy it. I look back on a disappointing day. Having once lived on the [...]
I’m not lonely but I think it makes a fitting title. I have worked alongside many church leaders of various denominations over the years and have witnessed their frustrations feeling alone in their appetite to see church growth and in their desire to see the people of God move forward. I have come to the [...]
Surely the best church notice I have heard. I have just visited The Church of the Holy Innocents in Hammersmith. The minister in his notices announced to the congregation that, “The E.coli dvd is available to borrow.” Not until after the service could I ask for details. It turned out that the congregation had been [...]