Hint: They aren’t biblical.
“It doesn't look as bad as I thought.” “I’ve seen worse.” “I thought it would be rougher than this.” “I don’t know what I was expecting but this looks OK.” Just some of the comments I have been noticing more and more from overseas visitors to the schemes (specifically Niddrie). It’s fascinating, to me anyway, […]
If I was going to plant again. . . . I would be far more careful about who I encouraged to join the church. This is probably . . . definitely . . . the most controversial post in this mini-series! Basically, EVERY planter wants to see their church plant grow. This invariably involves people […]
If I was going to plant again . . . I would be far less bothered by what others are doing. I think it was Theodore Roosevelt who said that “Comparison is the thief of joy.”For what it’s worth, I agree with him! This is especially true when it comes to church planting. I’d like to […]
Poverty can be a tricky thing to get your mind around. Our church’s ministry brings me (Mike) into contact with different kinds of people in need. In one suburb nearby, we distribute food to Latin American immigrants who may not have the legal standing to pursue government assistance. In another suburb, we work with people […]
I want to do a longer blog about this at a later date, because there is a lot of misinformation about literacy and the poor. But, for now, you may be interested in this interview I did for 9marks along with some other brothers working around the world in poor communities. Enjoy.
Being a woman and being single is very difficult. Being a godly single woman is awash with all sorts of pitfalls and minefields. The big question for today is, “What happens when we don’t do it well?” I’d like to be able to say that I have always handled being a single woman well and […]
London is a cosmopolitan city. It is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural. It’s a whole swirl of colours and people and nations. It’s almost the very definition of cultural diversity. We find this to be the case even in its housing estates too (although there are always exceptions!). Birmingham is similar, but with a higher Muslim population […]
If I was going to plant again. . . . 1. I wouldn’t start with a vision for what the Sunday ‘event’ should look like. When I planted Hill City, it’s fair to say that I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. The vision didn’t really go much further than “Love God and tell […]
A ‘celebrity’ preacher, probably American, is preaching across the street from my house. This geezer is one of the top three ‘greats’ in the Christian world right now. But, on the same Sunday morning, one of my best mates is preaching hundreds of miles away from my house. Hardly anyone’s heard of him. He’s a […]