April 2009

I have just begun reading Love-The Ultimate Apologetic by Art Lindsley in which he makes a compelling case for the proposition that although people of all faiths and perspective acknowledge the centrality of love it is only the Christian faith the has love at its core. Using atheism and New Age pantheism he suggests that all the others in fact undermine love. When asked the obvious question “Can’t atheists love and forgive” he replies, “Yes of course they can love and forgive, but not because of their atheism.” (emphasis mine) I feel sure ...

Earlier this week I had unexpected meetings with two people who I had not seen for some while. One was a recipient of an invitation to our Easter service and I approached him for an explanation for his absence from the service (our relationship is such that had I not given him a hard time he would have thought I was sick!). The other was a person with whom I spent some time after the tragic death of his wife. We have shared time occasionally since then and after each occasion stated that we did not want to wait so long next time… and we ...

Andy wrote an amazing post yesterday, which encapsulates so much of the joy we have over what God is doing in at New Life. Just a few moments ago Maggie squealed at me from the kitchen, "Jonathan have you read John 21:11!" So here’s your assignment, click on the link above and read Andy’s post (if you haven’t already!) and then (but not before) look up John 21:11. To God be the Glory. Great things He has (and is!!) doing.

When Jesus told the disciples that he was going to send them another Comforter they were more confused than comforted! What they were going to lose was so much more real than anything He suggested they might gain. The Comforter or The Holy Spirit has remained one of the most perplexing and therefore often most neglected aspects of the Christian life ever since. In " Experiencing the Holy Spirit” Henry and Mel Blackaby attempt to rectify this by giving their readers a simple, direct and clear exposition of the gift of Pentecost, In the final ...