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Mission

A brief encounter with a woman on the train

March 17, 2010

As I arrived at Waterloo today, I pulled out my trusty iPhone and on the way up the escalator checked my National Rail app. It showed me I had exactly one minute to catch the next train to my office, and told me which platform to run to. I couldn’t even have got as far [...]

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Is John’s Gospel the Best Book to Give a Non-Christian?

March 5, 2010

How It Works « The Light Project is a unique service for a local church. For $1 per house they will distribute free copies of John’s gospel on your behalf with the church’s contact information included on the gospel. At the moment this is a USA-only service. It looks like an interesting idea. I have [...]

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When it is Great to be Wrong!

March 1, 2010

I received another email (see the first), which I have permission to share anonymously. It shows that I was not entirely right. I still believe, however, that for most people leading our evangelism with creationism is not the best way. I think that stories like this tell us that we must treat every [...]

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Darwin and the Christian – A Tour by Christian Evolutionists

February 26, 2010

UPDATE – To avoid confusion, please note that this post should not be interpreted as as reflecting my personal views on the subject of creation and evolution. I was simply noting that people who believe in God have different opinions on this matter, and that in a number of cases, to focus on [...]

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Export Some Hope Worldwide For Less Than $20

February 23, 2010

Betterworld books have a unique shipping policy. They will send a book for you anywhere in the world for under $4. This Lent why not send a copy of a book to a missionary you know, or a pastor, or just any friend. For less than $20 you can send, for example, my own book [...]

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Who Will Go To The Native Americans?

February 12, 2010

This is the burning question on my mind following a conversation with a woman who sat next to me on one of my flights here in the USA. I know it won’t be me. My place in the body of Christ is firmly marked out for me back at home in Jubilee London. But [...]

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Haiti Earthquake Relief

January 15, 2010

The world is still reeling in shock at what happened to Haiti. The acute crisis will give way to long term-problems, and so this weekend churches have the perfect opportunity to collect funds to help.
What is needed is for resources to be delivered to people on the ground who will know how best to [...]

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Jesus Wants The Battered Rose

November 16, 2009

This clip is vintage Matt Chandler, and makes me wish he put his regular sermons online in video form. It is also a passionate explanation of the gospel and what is wrong with many churches:

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Mark Driscoll in the Washington Post

October 16, 2009

In an article entitled No ‘Best Case’ Way to Present God, but Many False Ways, Mark Driscoll has made his debut in the Post: “Christianity is not first and foremost about a sacred place to pilgrimage to, a philosophical system to ponder, a moral code to live, a religious tradition to honor, or an impersonal [...]

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Billy Graham Newsreels From The 1950s

October 13, 2009

Pathe has masses of old video newsreels which were played before cinema films as a way of keeping up with the news back in the 1950s. Still fondly remembered and appreciated from that time are of course the missions of Billy Graham. Adrian Holloway at Newfrontiers Prayer and Fasting told us of some [...]

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GLOBAL ALPHA TRAINING – ZIMBABWE – Guest Post By Jo Soda

September 5, 2009

RE-EVANGELISING THE NATIONS. TRANSFORMING SOCIETY. My friend Jo Soda is todays guest blogger:
This September I’ll be leading a small team to Zimbabwe to train 100 church leaders how to run Alpha and help them to form an action plan to spur the growth of Alpha throughout the nation. The National Alpha Office in Zimbabwe [...]

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What is Your Favorite Quote? Guest Post From Lex Loizides

August 31, 2009

Today’s quest blogger is my friend Lex who blogs short, inspirational stories and illustrations from church history over athttp://lexloiz.wordpress.com/
Lex is an elder at Jubilee Community Church, Cape Town and travels throughout the world as an evangelist.http://www.jubilee.org.za/
I recently completed an article for a Christian magazine. As part of the ‘get to know the author’ section, I [...]

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Tope Tweets From Africa

August 24, 2009

My pastor has been on a ministry trip, here is his report, sent from the airport lounge and posted on the Jubilee Church news page.:
The Zim conference was a success I believe. I am grateful and humbled. I preached 8 sermons in 3 days to A.O.G leaders.
I preached Jesus again and again and again until [...]

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Why Do I Love Rick Warren?

August 10, 2009

Rick Warren loves Jesus. He also loves the Church. So I love him. I know this might offend some of you. He is not popular in some Reformed circles. But, I don’t care.

Recently Rick Warren has followed John Piper onto twitter. In an email sent to supporters, Rick credits John with [...]

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