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September 2008

Piper on the New Birth

September 19, 2008

Even my regular readers may not remember that some time ago I decided I wanted to work my way through John Piper’s sermons on the new birth. I know it has been awhile since I mentioned this, but I don’t want to rush this process, and let’s just say I’vebeen busy with other things. So [...]

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Reports of the Death of Stand-Alone Bloggers Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

September 18, 2008

I missed the fact that Joe Carter hung up his solo blogging hat, but caught it on The Tall Skinny Kiwi’s site. As one who is still in mourning for the passing of Phil Johnson’s solo blog, and before that the true godfather of Christian blogging, Josh Clayborn, I’m disappointed by this latest development. I [...]

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What’s Your Name and Where Do You Come From?

September 18, 2008

I came across this interesting website that maps your surname, showing where your extended family comes from. It’s fascinating that most people don’t seem to move very far from their place of birth, and as a result, there are strong concentrations of surnames in particular countries, regions, and even cities. So, for Warnock, I found [...]

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Bloggers at the Desiring God Conference

September 17, 2008

Abraham Piper has invited any bloggers coming to the DGM conference later this month to an open house on the Saturday evening. I so wish that I could be there, but sadly I can’t. I am, however, sending a representative. My dear friend and pastor, Tope Koleoso (pictured right), is planning on attending the conference [...]

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Reformed Charismatic Church Plants in European Cities

September 17, 2008

One of the passions of this blog is to do everything I can to promote the growth of reformed charismatic churches. I have spoken already about the drive to plant Newfrontiers churches in the top 100 cities of America, and highlighted a plant in Chicago. Today, in an update to news discussed during the prayer [...]

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Does Multiculturalism Mean I Have To Eat Blood?

September 16, 2008

In the first of my series on multiculturalism, I spoke about eating whatever is set before us. Today I want to talk about one thing that, so far in my life, I have never managed to bring myself to eat. It is a good example perhaps of how some cultural values are so deeply entrenched [...]

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Abortion Survivor Gianna Jessen

September 15, 2008

I received an email highlighting a video on youtube of Gianna Jessen who survived an abortion. Her story and advocacy of the rights of the unborn is compelling. More from Wikipedia or Gianna’s official site. Part One Part Two

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MLJ MONDAY – Reason, Understanding, and the Word

September 15, 2008

Last Monday I shared some of the things that Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones believed we should not do when weighing whether what appear to be gifts of the Spirit are genuinely from God. This week I am sharing his view on the positive ways of testing and examining these gifts. My paraphrase of his tests is [...]

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Spurgeon on the Gospel

September 14, 2008

I have recently shared a couple of quotes from The Soul Winner here and here, and a few years back I shared another bunch of them. Today I thought I’d share some great comments from Spurgeon about the gospel. “The gospel is a reasonable system, and it appeals to men’s understanding; it is a matter [...]

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Terry and Wendy Virgo Listing the Nations of the World in Prayer

September 13, 2008

UPDATEThis was up for less than an hour before I received three responses! The list of the nations can be found on the Stoneliegh 2001 CD, The Fathers Embrace, which is available on iTunes, at least in the UK. I would be interested to know if that URL works in the USA as well. ORIGINAL [...]

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Hear Tim Keller in the UK

September 13, 2008

Tim Keller will be speaking in the UK twice in the next few months. I received the following information from Oak Hill College which will be hosting him. I understand that he will also speak for Newfrontiers on the second trip. To book, click here. Two conferences with Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, [...]

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John Piper on Ruth in the UK

September 12, 2008

Piper Friday resumes this week. Today I wanted to draw your attention to the notes and mp3s of a recent trip Dr. Piper took in the UK. He was speaking to students on Ruth, and Dave Bish was there. I thought I’d share the following quote from a previous sermon on Ruth John Piper has [...]

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VIDEO – Philippa Stroud – Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Sutton and Cheam

September 11, 2008

Philippa Stroud is the Executive Director of the UK’s Centre for Social Justice. She spent seventeen years in poverty-fighting projects and published a book on social injustice before her involvement in the CSJ. From 1987 to 1989 Philippa worked in Hong Kong and Macau among the addict community. From 1989 to 1996 she pioneered a [...]

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Has Gordon Brown Doomed Obama?

September 10, 2008

In a typically clumsy political maneuver by Gordon Brown, he has had to retract his endorsement of US presidential candidate Barack Obama. UK prime ministers are usually extremely careful to remain neutral in American politics. Blair, for example, was possibly the only person in the world (other than perhaps Billy Graham) who was able to [...]

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Multiculturalism – You Are What You Eat?

September 10, 2008

I thought I would do a short series of posts looking at some of the practical implications of thinking in a multicultural way within the context of a Christian worldview. There is probably nothing more firmly embedded in our cultural identities than what we choose to eat. If you are English of a certain age, [...]

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Spurgeon on Revivalism

September 9, 2008

A few days ago, I quoted from Spurgeon’s The Soul Winner. I thought I would share another quote from that first chapter again today. It is interesting in the context of today that some argue against emotionalism in preaching, while others try and by human effort create an atmosphere. Spurgeon would disagree with both approaches: [...]

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Battling Bitterness During Tough Times

September 8, 2008

This from Terry Virgo’s blog: When you go through hard times, bitterness is waiting at the door, offering you fellowship. ‘What a terrible time you’ve had,’ it says. ‘How cruel they’ve been! How unjustly you’ve been treated.’ But bitterness isn’t a friendly companion; it’s a vile weed which puts its roots down deep into people’s [...]

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MLJ Monday – Why Discernment is Vital

September 8, 2008

As a believer living in the West, I’m constantly reminded of the need to exercise discernment, especially when it comes to matters such as claims of spiritual gifts and the activity of the Holy Spirit. I thought today I would go to one of my favorite works by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Joy Unspeakable. Directly before [...]

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Look out Exmouth, Ian Jukes is coming!

September 7, 2008

In this post on Ian Jukes’s blog, my friend—who I last saw when we had afternoon tea at Together On A Mission— is coming back to the UK. He will be taking on the leadership of King’s Way Church, Exmouth, a Newfrontiers church. Some of my readers will know Ian, who I admire for following [...]

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Newfrontiers USA and Youth Confernce Audio

September 7, 2008

The Newfrontiers Youth Conference, New Day has posted its audio sermons online for free. Lots of great things happened during the week from what I heard, so the messages are no doubt well worth a listen. Also, a great introduction to the values of this group of churches can be found in the audio from [...]

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