Archive for 'Nov/Dec 2009'
The big country
David has been hit by a Tsunami In Psalm 63 we find David in the wilderness of Judah. What is he doing there? He is running for his life from Absalom his son. You can read [...]
The great escape: Matthew 2 as the remake of a classic story
You don’t usually need a TV guide to know what films are on over Christmas. Every year, without fail, there are some classic films that return to our screens. It just wouldn’t be Christmas without The [...]
Being counted for Christ
‘Brothers, think what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth’ (1 Cor. 1:26). Praise God for the exceptions [...]
The answer to worry: a study in Luke 12:22-34
There’s a very well-known story of the man who worried that he was dead. No-one could persuade him otherwise, until eventually one wise doctor gave him literature to read that proved that dead men don’t bleed. [...]
The most secular continent on earth
During the last two thousand years Europe has been won for the gospel twice. It has also been lost twice. Shockingly, as we begin the third millennium, Europe bears the dubious distinction of being the most [...]
An atheist finds salvation
What a relief it was to become an atheist. I had become worn out by my fruitless search for God. I had studied holy writings from three different continents. No God there. I had tried prayer [...]
The changing face of the global church
Something truly amazing is happening in the world today that barely gets even a mention in the newspapers. In recent years, and for the first time in history, it can be said that the world movement [...]
The impact of On the Origin of Species
In 1891 a thirteen-year-old boy in Georgia took out a book from a little bookshop in Gori, Georgia. He was so entranced by the book and its message that he read it all night forgetting to [...]
The Lord still reigns
As Christians, we acknowledge that time itself has been split into two distinct eras, BC and AD, by the life and times of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ – the effect of His incarnation has [...]
November/December 2009
In this issue: Editorial: The Lord still reigns The impact of On the Origin of Species The changing face of the global church An atheist finds salvation The most secular continent on earth The answer to [...]
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