Al Stewart is up to number five in his list of ten barriers to growth. This time preachers, or more precisely ‘Preaching that lacks, urgency, guts, and a cutting edge’ is firmly in his sights. …in many of our churches the preaching week by week is less than riveting. It could even be said (and …
Who says there’s no place for sarcasm in theology? “When I go to bed, the devil is always waiting for me. When he begins to plague me, I give him this answer: ‘Devil, I must sleep. That’s God’s command — work by day, sleep by night. So go away.’ If that doesn’t work and he …
One of our families at mgpc is from Zimbabwe. Their first dialect is the Shona language. A couple of times now they have sung the hymn ‘Children Of Jerusalem’ in that tongue and the rest of the congregation then sang the hymn in English. Interestingly, the version our friends sing has four verses, while I’ve …
Michael Bird presents a seasonal sermon introduction observing that, according to the chocolate makers Ferrero Rocher, even the ancient Greek gods celebrate easter. The Gospel According to Ferrero Rocher at Euangelion.
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