Simply ChurchYou think you have it tough? I recently came across these figures on a site that encourages people to pray for various countries in the world. (Visit the site–it’s well worth the time.) All of us are aware of some of the injustice around the world, but these figures brought it home to me… Picture the… Read More
It’s a long story, but despite offers from publishers, the Lord has led us clearly to self-publish our book, The Black Swan Effect. Part of the reason ties up with finances. When we were in the process of making our final decision, from two different sources the Lord spoke to us. “It’s all about the… Read More
When Tony and I moved here to the States in 1987, probably the toughest part of our lives so far at a spiritual level kicked in. Why? God became silent. He stopped talking to us. Back in the UK, nearly everything had gone well. It was relatively easy to know what God was saying. In… Read More
Only too often, I come across this kind of sad story of spiritual control: “I committed some “offense” (usually not a sin but something that went against the church’s “rules”), and the pastor /church excommunicated me. No one else in the church is allowed to talk to me. My old friends avoid me in the… Read More
As a former physician, I still maintain an interest in health. I recently read an article (I think it was probably by or about Dr. David Katz who is an authority on preventive medicine), stating we can reduce our lifetime risk of all chronic diseases by 80 percent with our feet, forks and fingers. That… Read More
As part of my study on Disciple Making Movements, I’ve been reading through the gospels to see how Jesus approached making disciples. Jesus invited people to become his disciples. In Mark 2:14, Jesus said to Levi (Matthew), “Follow me and be my disciple.” He didn’t tell him, “Follow me and when you’ve learned enough, you… Read More
In 2010, Rachel Held Evans decided that for a whole year, she would attempt to obey all the commands given to women in the Bible. Her long-suffering husband, Dan, played along. As a result, amongst the other crazy things she did, Rachel didn’t cut her hair for a year, learned to cook, made her own… Read More
In the mid 1970’s I read a book called Battle for Israel by Lance Lambert from the UK. In it, he describes a prophecy. The story behind this prophecy is that a bishop of the Russian Orthodox church, Bishop Aristocoli, handed it to Mother Barbara shortly before she moved to Israel in 1911. It’s a political… Read More
I’m on jury duty this week–one of the responsibilities of being a citizen of this great country. But it may mean this is the only time I post this week. Here’s how I became a citizen. On May 23rd 2008, I became an American citizen. In a large gymnasium hastily converted into a courtroom, before a presiding judge… Read More
It seems that the terminology is changing. People now are referring to Disciple Making Movements (DMMs) rather than Church Planting Movements (CPMs). After my last post on this subject, one where I am just beginning to explore the differences, a few people, who have far more experience (at least of DMMs) than I do, commented.… Read More
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