A couple of recent posts from Bondia Timor Leste about the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Timor Leste are both worth noting. The first has to do with the purchase of a block of land for a church building in Dili. Their situation: For two and a half years the Dili congregation has met under a …
I found Nathan Lovell’s three-part series posted on The Briefing blog very helpful. He explores how eastern and western – Christian and Muslim cultural backgrounds manifest themselves in situations such as the recent waves of riots over the youtube video which portrayed Mohammad. I believe the points made have implications for individuals and churches involved …
The Gospel Coalition have provided this excerpt from Tim Keller’s new book, Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, released today by Zondervan. I’m looking forward to reading and reviewing this book, and expect to gain much from it. I believe cooperation among churches of different denominations is a needed part of our common mission. …
We took some of the team who have organised our visit to Zimbabwe out for lunch today. This gave us a way to show our appreciation to these folk for the time they’re taking to make us welcome, as well as the hard work they’re doing. Over lunch, one of the local leaders asked me …
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