Category Archives: Religious

Motivated by profit or praise?

Share “The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached.” – Philippians 1:18 The BBC website is today reporting a about a company in China whose workers are encouraged to be Christian. … Continue reading

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Chris Wrights new book – The Mission of God’s People

Share HT Kouya Chris Wright’s new book, ‘The Mission of God’s People’ is due out this summer. First release is today, on Kindle, then the paperback appears 1st September. If it’s anywhere near as good as his previous book ‘The … Continue reading

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What’s mine isn’t necessarily yours

Share Sunday morning Tany and I were back at Above Bar Church where we first met. It was good to be around old friends and great to see a Sunday morning service so full of kids. Paul was preaching on … Continue reading

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The future for Sunday mornings

Share The church that Tany and I attend in Thame is a couple of years old. Planted by a local Baptist church we’ve seen steady growth over the last year to the point that we are now considering what the … Continue reading

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Church on tap – Canadians take church to the pub

Share I like this, but do they honestly expect us to believe that the bar owner is called Greg Fish!

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Praying through the ‘Lord’s prayer’ in community

Share This morning those of us still in the offices at Wycliffe Bible Translators met together to pray. Eddie led us through the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6. For those of you who have forgotten, the prayer goes something like … Continue reading

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Changing global mission culture in the UK church

Share I suggest that many local congregations have not been of great assistance to world mission. Such advances have not taken place because of, or at the instigation of, the local congregation. The support for world mission has come from … Continue reading

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If your children are taught that the universe was designed and didn’t come about by chance they will be unable to…

Share There’s a mildly interesting piece in the local news [Bucks Free Press] about the Wycombe MP, Steve Baker, being quoted as saying ‘Christians have had enough‘. It’s a statement in response to Tom Blenkinsop, MP for Middlesborough South, voicing … Continue reading

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Shaping a new church – what would you want?

Share Last night was the first get together of a small group of us from Cornerstone church in Thame. We were discussing the future of our young church and what it’s going to look like as we aim towards… Well, … Continue reading

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Godly Living – Titus 2:11-15

Share On Sunday I was preaching at our home church, Cornerstone in Thame. You can listen to the audio and see the sermon notes either by clicking on the Talks and Seminars tab on the menu bar at the top … Continue reading

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