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Plain Speak for “Unreached”
February 4, 2010

Beyond the words and numbers, just what does the concept “unreached” actually look like? A missionary working in an Asian country stood before a large gathering and explained it this way:

They Still Exist
February 4, 2010

A parallel of the unreached ...who still exist...

To Hell with them?
February 3, 2010

In recent downtown street conversations it’s been startling, although not surprising, to hear that most people don’t believe in Hell.  Heaven, yeah sure, many like that idea.  Hell, no way, can’t stomach that one.  Would we answer any differently? 

For many of us Hell is one of those beliefs we secretly hope never comes up in discussions with our not-yet Christian friends.   But like it or not, our ideas on eternity have far-reaching implications.

How Far Does Your Bread Go?
February 3, 2010

A young boy stands amidst thousands of hungry people . We don’t know anything about him except he has five loaves of bread and two fish. He gives what he has to Jesus.

I invite you to look up and see the masses of hungry faces who have never had the opportunity to hear the gospel. Twenty percent of the world’s population is caught in the grip of Islam. Another fifteen percent are under the shadow of Hinduism.

North African Church Musings
September 1, 2009

The real church, as we see it, is one in which its members lives are being continually transformed by the gospel.  It sounds obvious, but as the following examples show, genuine Christian faith takes time to settle into people’s character. 

Go, Hang Out and Bring Hope
September 1, 2009

Rob texted me: “Have you eaten? D’you want to have a kebab on the Indian Avenue?”. Although I’d just eaten, I was still keen to go for a chance to chat in Arabic. Rob works in the university with graduates who want help setting up businesses. He has a relaxed manner and makes friends easily.

Leaving Church to Preserve my Faith?
September 1, 2009

In his book The Present Future (2003), Reggie McNeal outlines a startling trend when he states,

“A growing number of people are leaving the institutional church for a new reason. 
They are not leaving because they have lost faith. They are leaving the church to preserve their faith.”

What can I do with my “not-yet Christian” friends?
September 1, 2009

 Many of us struggle with the thought of bringing our non-Christian friends to church. We fear they would be uncomfortable with the ‘Christian culture’ they would encounter.  Perhaps we are less than confident that church would answer the questions they are asking.

Church Without Pews
September 1, 2009

Living in a small Middle Eastern city we’ve had to re-think ‘church’. What does ‘church’ look like in this culture? We don’t have it fully worked out. But I hope that how ‘church’ looks continues to change, to become more relevant and accessible to the people here.

How do I Know if I'm Called to Go?
June 1, 2009

Call-ups for causes:

Is God calling me to go?

In 1915, twenty-eight men were alone, trapped in the ice-covered waters of Antarctica’s treacherous seas.  “Frozen,” as one man put it, “like an almond in the middle of a chocolate bar.”  These were the men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. They suffered frostbite, gangrene, hysteria, starvation, all for the glory of being the first ones to cross the Antarctic continent from sea to sea. It was the greatest polar journey ever attempted to date.