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Monthly Archives: October 2010
The origins of British foreign policy
Listening to David Miliband when he stepped down as shadow foreign secretary following his brother’s victory in the leadership election, it occurred to me that the shape of British foreign policy is something which is not shared with all nations. … Continue reading
John M. Frame on the Lordship Attributes
I am reading John M. Frame’s “The doctrine of God” together with my ministry trainee, who happens to have completed a theology degree at Bangor this year. Not all ministry trainees would be expected to read Frame, just in case … Continue reading
Posted in The nature of the giver
Tagged authority, control, doctrine, doctrine of God, John M. Frame, Ministry Trainee, ministry training, presence
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The Archer and the Arrow: a book review
The Archer and the Arrow Phillip Jensen’s gospel outline “Two ways to live” has come to define the heart of what it means to be a Christian for many believers around the world today. The simple and straight-forward summary of … Continue reading
On dealing with transition in church leadership
20 months into my first incumbency, I gave the following reflection from Numbers 21:4-9 at our PCC meeting on Monday. I said what I said not because I have received many direct complaints about what I have been doing (though … Continue reading
Posted in church leadership
Tagged church future, church history, church leadership, grumbling, nostalgia, the future, the past
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A church of small groups and more
This year at Holy Trinity we are aiming to go from being a church with small groups to a church of small groups. This is the first stage of an expanding small group ministry. The next stage will be to … Continue reading
Posted in church leadership
Tagged Cell Groups, Charles Simeon, Church planting, Crete, Derek Prime, growth groups, Home Groups, small groups, Titus
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Jerry Bridges illustration of justification and sanctification.
The following illustration from Jerry Bridges’ book “The Discipline of Grace” really helpfully makes the distinction between justification and sanctification clear. During the long years of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, a Russian air … Continue reading
Posted in Grace and Works
Tagged Discipline of grace, Grace and Works, Jerry Bridges, Justifiaction, sanctification
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LZ7: What to make of “Invade the airwaves”
On 3rd October another Christian song made it into the Top 40 (No. 26) thanks to the work of “Invade the Airwaves” (getting Christian music into the charts). How does “Invade the Airwaves” work? The idea is simple. It uses … Continue reading
Posted in Other matters
Tagged All this time, BBC, BeBe Vox, Chartshow, Chris Moyles, Christian music, Delirious, History Maker, Invade the Airwaves, LZ7, This Little Light, Top 40
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From the vicarage Oct 2010
From the vicarage October 2010 When Bishop Clive conducted our confirmation service on 12th September, he pointed to his crook as a sign of what he does as a bishop; he’s a shepherd in the church or an under-shepherd of … Continue reading
