the waiting country

At the end of an article that reflects on David Fitch's proposals for overhauling church planting, Jason Hood reminds us of the import...

Then you might like to read this piece by Skye Jethani . Here's a taster: When we come believe that our faith is primarily about what w...

one year on .

Might want to have a looksie at this piece by Tim Gombis then.

As a preacher who is fully human, and clearly not divine, I can't speak as Jesus did. But I do seek to speak truth that carries weight a...

An ending " insists that life makes sense, that there is an underlying logic" . So asserts Paul Ford as he observes how social me...

Over at The Next Web 's Lifehacks page, there's an article proclaiming pen and paper to be " possibly the most underrated cr...

The last time I saw Richard was Detroit in '68, And he told me, "All romantics meet the same fate, someday, Cynical and drunk and b...

Then be careful not to respond by speaking with contempt . Referring to Numbers 20, Tim Keller muses, God was ready to be gracious, but Mose...

We sang this song by Timothy Dudley-Smith at communion yesterday, to the tune Penlan . It's probably one of my favourite passion-songs a...

This will be anathema to the multitudes who worship at the altars of Motivation and its close relation, Productivity. Indeed, when I meet wi...

Here's a video of Fernando Ortega talking about his latest album (HT: Justin Taylor): Come Down O Love Divine from fernando ortega on ...

Driven onwards in ministry by the need to be effective and yet you have the nagging feeling you're simply being efficient ? Reading thi...

John Piper has spoken of 4 waves of change in missions - here's the third of them: I pray that this conference would blow away the noti...

I believe there is a good depression that all pastors/ministers have to go through to be used by God. This is the deep sadness that one must...

The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it’s to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they’re val...

There is a fascinating article over at Psychology Today on how words influence our perspective (of course it works the other way, too, but...

Gordon Macdonald suggests here that  Cultivating people of spiritual depth is a pastor's top priority . What d'ya htink?