Sneaking a peek over God’s shoulder to see what He is up to: thoughts on future church
Sneaking a peek over God’s shoulder to see what He is up to: thoughts on future church
It sounds as if it should be the first line of a nonsense poem: ‘The danger of isms and and zations and ises – all human deceptions in different disguises!’ My new role gives me responsibility for encouraging others to put evangelism at the heart of all they do, and…
I went to work today asking God to help me treat each person as though they were unique, precious, and beautiful. It did make a difference. Somehow it created space between me and the ever-growing ‘to do’ list. This might become my Lenten fast. With God’s’ help (obviously) I’m going…
What’s all the activity for? Why do we as members of the church spend so much time doing stuff? There are so many spheres of activity, so many worthwhile events and initiatives, so many vital meetings, countless services of worship, acts of kindness and social responsibility, missions, conferences and charitable…
So today I went out pioneer-hunting. Jesus may have sent Peter and the disciples to fish for people, but I think he’s sent me to fish for pioneers. Or if I can choose a different metaphor, he’s sent me to flush them out of the long grass, like a spaniel…
A friend was driving to work listening to Radio 2 and Adele began singing ‘Hello’. My friend, who had heard the song a number of times before, found herself overcome with emotion as she heard God’s voice reach out to her in that word of greeting. She had to pull…