Harry Reeder (of Embers To A Flame) outlines the principles of church revitalisation as he discerned them from the Bible. I like the notion that “The objective is not church growth. It is church health.” A while ago I settled on the plan of encouraging mgpc to do what a healthy church does because that …
If this is what you’re hearing from the pulpit you’ve got a problem. From the New Yorker. ht
Some thoughts from David Cook (current Moderator-General of the Presbyterian Church of Australia) on saints. Very topical given the recent beatification of two former Popes of the Roman Catholic Church as saints last week. An excerpt: I turned up for my early morning coffee today and, helping my newsagent friend, Charlie, dropped off today’s edition …
I wrote this piece last week. I don’t know if it will be published anywhere else or not. There is something about the time just before dawn. As the daylight begins to invade the darkness of night, shadows become discernable figures. Shapes take form, and we become able to discern familiar faces in the departing …
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