Category: Reflections
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4 thoughts on evangelism
At church today we were reminded that as saved children of God we’re all on mission. Our church banner says “Word, Community, Mission” to remind us that sharing our faith is an integral part of living as Christians in our world. So here are 4 thoughts about the privilege and responsibility of sharing our faith:…
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Sticks and stones – James 3: 1 – 12
I have just returned from the Agapé Easter Bible Conference and it was a great week of spending time with friends, digging into God’s word and being challenged to apply it to our lives. As part of the course, we had to choose a passage of Scripture to explore during the week. Our written assignment…
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Why Ben Folds made me cry (And other reflections on emotion)
I’m quite an emotional person and find that there’s something cathartic about a good cry. And I don’t just cry when I’m upset. I sometimes cry when I’m angry or frustrated, or every when I’m bowled over by joy. I went to see Ben Folds performing with the Northern Sinfonia at the Sage last year…
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Evangelism castles
Recently, we’ve been doing a lot of thinking as a team about our model of ministry and how we do evangelism. Duncan has helpfully come up with a diagram that illustrates how we’ve been trying to move away from an ‘Us vs Them’ approach to evangelism in the way that we run Student Life. My…
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Enjoy the silence
“Be still and know that I am God”Psalm 46: 10 Our world is full of noise. Everywhere we go there’s background music, ‘special offer’ announcements on the tannoy, big screen sports and stuff clamouring for our attention. I was waiting for Abby at the doctors the other day and the TV was on showing Jeremy…
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Sharing life together
As conservative evangelicals we sometimes criticise non-Bible-teaching churches for being ‘just a social club’, but isn’t there also a danger that church sometimes isn’t enough of a social club? Part of church should be really enjoying being together, having a laugh, sharing experiences, eating together, catching up on news, caring, praying, crying and celebrating together.…
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An antidote to worry
I have just returned from a brilliant Christian conference where I got a chance to hang out with some amazing friends and be challenged by some excellent teaching. The focus of the Bible talks was the Sermon on the Mount, and one of the sessions that really spoke to me was the teaching on worry…
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Creative prayer part 2 – 18 more ideas to help you pray
In my previous post – Creative prayer: 19 Ideas to Help You Pray – I shared some suggestions and practical tips to spend more time in communion with God. Since then, I’ve compiled some more simple ideas to kick-start your prayer life. Let me know what works for you or whether you have other ideas…
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Creative prayer – 19 ideas to help you pray
Recently, I’ve been inspired by the power of prayer and challenged to pray more. If we’re honest, we all find it difficult to pray sometimes – whether that’s because we’re wrestling with doubts, going through a time of great pain, or just getting distracted by work, family, household chores, TV or iPhone apps. Over the…
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Reflections on a broken window
Yesterday I got home from a great team prayer meeting to find that the lounge window had been smashed. It looked very much as though someone had shot it so my first thought was “I wish I had one of those laser things they have in CSI so I can trace the trajectory of the…
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