Cryptic eh!
January 26, 2010
This was my what the blog stat looked like today… Who is M??? I think Someone is speaking to me….
Howard Jacobson (and me) on Creation, New Atheism, and the Bible
January 24, 2010
Howard takes a turn Not quite entering head-on into the fray of heated altercations taking place between the Dawkinsians and Creationists, Howard Jacobson tonight on Channel 4 here in the UK offered a view of the creation account of Genesis 1 which enjoys the poetry and even the ‘theology’ of the passage (theology not in … More Howard Jacobson (and me) on Creation, New Atheism, and the Bible
New Song: Break our Hearts
January 23, 2010
This is a demo of a recent song. I’m rocked at the moment by social injustices as well as huge humanitarian crises, and how God’s heart beats for those things. It also comes from a message I heard from Wes Sutton at a worship leaders’ retreat we had recently where he was talking about a … More New Song: Break our Hearts
Truth comes from the fire
January 15, 2010
…That’s it really. Truth comes from going through the fire. Well maybe not ALL truth but I think there’s a whole lot of things that you don’t understand until you’ve been through the heat of the moment and you go “oh, THAT’S why God said that in His word…” It’s like Psalm 12:6 which says … More Truth comes from the fire
Prayer Waves 1: Jesus’ teaching on prayer in Luke
January 12, 2010
I have been thinking about prayer in the book of Luke and also of Acts (given the relationship of the two). I had already observed how there was a definite connective string of prayer running throughout the two books and I think holds the subtle key to the incredible ministry that we witness in those … More Prayer Waves 1: Jesus’ teaching on prayer in Luke
Things God has been saying for the new year 2010
January 5, 2010
Now that it’s nearly the end of the 5th of January I just thought that I’d make a note of some of the things I and others feel that the Lord has been speaking at the outset of this year. I suppose not all of them are to do with the year ahead per se, … More Things God has been saying for the new year 2010
Hosting the Presence of the Holy Spirit
December 29, 2009
As I have been meditating on Genesis 8 on various occasions over the past year or so the Lord has brought out for me some wonderful food for thought. The story, familiar perhaps to those of us raised in Sunday schools of various kinds, is of Noah’s releasing the dove to discover if dry land … More Hosting the Presence of the Holy Spirit
Radical Financial Equality
December 22, 2009
Is it achievable? I’m just starting to realise where we’ve been and where we need to go in the church with regard to distribution of wealth. For a while I’ve had convictions borne out of passages like 2 Corinthians 8, which takes its cue in turn from Exodus and the story of the provision of … More Radical Financial Equality
Consumed by zeal
December 13, 2009
When Jesus did His first temple protest early on in His ministry as recorded in John’s Gospel, the disciples it says remembered a Scripture which says “zeal for Your house has eaten me up.” Well in ‘proper’ language it says “consumed” which isn’t bad but I like “eaten me up” because I like to think … More Consumed by zeal
Breaking out of the spiralling vortex of capitalism
November 28, 2009
One of my most recent and sustained developing interests has been in the area of economics. More and more I have found issues in this realm to thoroughly occupy my mind, especially when it comes to addressing the needs of the poor. From a Christian perspective this no doubt takes a slightly different route than … More Breaking out of the spiralling vortex of capitalism
Ben David Trigg 