Church Life
NORTH KOREA | Surviving 72 years of persecution
North Korea is the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian. Leading the World Watch List for the 16th year in a row. [Read More…]
Month: May 2018
Christian Life
Submission is not a dirty word
These days, personal freedom is prized and institutions and rules are regarded with suspicion. We’ve learned a lot about grace in the last 50 years and we’re far more sensitive to the dangers of abuse of authority and legalism [Read More…]
Church Health
What’s happening to service attendance?
The attendance issue I was retreating with a group of senior pastors recently when the subject of attendance at Sunday services came up. The general consensus among these pastors was that ‘committed’ Christians come to [Read More…]
Church Life
My Love-Hate Relationship with New Technology
I love new technology (in ‘new technology’ I am including hardware, software, and ways of communication). I certainly didn’t get this passion from my father, who has never touched a computer in his life. He [Read More…]
Church Life
Rewarded for service?
Initially, the idea of God blessing us for serving him appears to be out of keeping with the call to sacrificially follow Christ. Christians have no need to constantly look for rewards for the sacrifices [Read More…]