Archive for 'October,2010'
Tales of the Unexpected (Starter Pack)*
This course aims to bring the teaching of Jesus to a broad range of people, including those who normally have difficulty accessing the Christian message. No previous Bible knowledge is assumed and each session is based [...]
From the Resurrection to His Return: Living Faithfully in the Last Days
Of all Don Carson’s books this is surely the shortest: forty-seven small pages. It took me all of twenty minutes to read. But it ranks well on the ‘helpfulness-per-minute-of-reading scale’! Based on 2 Timothy 3-4, it’s [...]
Anne Bradstreet: Pilgrim and Poet
Faith Cook brings to life on the page the incredible life of Anne Bradstreet, America’s first published poet, and one of the early settlers in the New World. Anyone who is tempted to think he is [...]
The Trials of Theology: Becoming a ‘Proven Worker’ in a Dangerous Business
Perhaps at first sight the suggestion that theology is a ‘dangerous business’ might not seem the best marketing ploy, but this is one of these books which is both frankly realistic and of the greatest practical [...]
The Rise of Paganism: The Re-Emergence of an Old Ideology
‘Rising from the ashes of 5,000 years of oppression and banishment to the religious underground, neo-paganism is now emerging as a viable body of transformative spirituality’ (Andora Judith). Jonathan Skinner chooses to quote these words as [...]
The incomparable Christ
Ah, Shakespeare! What a wordsmith; such wondrous turns of phrase. I am sure he could have talked his way into or out of any situation. Hear him as he woos a fair maiden: Shall I compare [...]
The great harvest
If you visit Bala this summer, give some time to seeing the places associated with the preaching of Thomas Charles. He was the minister in the town from whom Mary Jones obtained her Bible. And he [...]
How Christians come to believe in revival
This article is about revival, so I ought to explain how I am using the word. By ‘revival’ I mean a sovereign act of God in which He pours out His Holy Spirit with the result [...]
On being as wise as serpents
Why and how Christians should engage popular culture One of the issues that has perennially dogged the Christian church is the issue of how to relate to the culture that surrounds us, especially popular culture. Are [...]
Reaching rural Wales
Great to read this. I've been doing a similar thing, going around rura
A little known quarryman in Wales
Thank you for your wonderful article. I happened onto the movie, "Bey
So you have no children?
Thank you so much for writing this article. It is very comforting. It'
The great harvest
I live and worship in Yeadon, in a church born out of the revival. It
Feminine Threads
I was interested in the above review of Diana Severance's book. Althou