Studying for History of Evangelicalism, I came across Jane Barker, wife of Frederic Barker who was the Bishop of Sydney in the mid-19th century. I love finding stories in history of fiery women with a heart to see people in Australia know the Lord Jesus.
Ian Buchanan of Langham Partnership has posted his list of 15 take-home gems from Cape Town 2010. You can find the full post here. Hoped-for future developments 1. Thinking about what meaningful discipleship should look like is important if we want to live well. 2. The centrality of Christ and Scripture was […]
Many readers of this blog will be familiar with my ongoing issue with trying to understand the Bible’s teaching about God’s power in weakness. Some of the questions I have carried have been why I should seek to grow in my skills or go to Bible college if God works through […]
I’ve already written about wanting to explore the Trinity more in my time at college. It was a hole I felt in my theology. This next issue, word and spirit, came out of my experience and was much more personal for me. When I was in uni, a guest speaker […]
I wrote recently that a few years ago when I critiqued The Shack, I decided not to discuss the Trinity. Partly I thought there were other issues going on and I didn’t have the theological know-how to tackle it but also, to be quite honest, I was wondering what all […]
At Cape Town 2010 there has been an emphatic call for Christian communities to recover their identity. These words are from the fifth day of the conference, from Chris Wright, who’s a pretty significant voice for me. Again and again this week, it seems to us, the message has been heard that our […]
We’ve just had our last day of classes – now heading into swot vac before our three-exams-in-two-days! I came to college with a number of issues I wanted to chase through and I’ve been pleasantly surprised that my essays this semester have provided me with opportunities to pursue those questions. […]
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