Announcing the first Video Bible Talks video
It is with great pleasure and an immense amount of thanks to those who supported the initial crowdfunding campaign that I can announce that the first ever Video Bible Talks…
Should we tell children to read the Bible?
Nicky Gumbel recently shared with readers of Premier’s Youth and Children’s Work magazine how he and his wife, Pippa, never needed to tell their children to read the Bible, and…
Overcoming a heavy and hardened heart
Each week I face an immense struggle. It is one that sometimes is easy but sometimes feels like an immense task. This is my struggle: to tap my smartphone screen…
Peace without judgement?
My weekly big-block study time this morning was in Jeremiah 27. In particular, I was struck by how this chapter sets up the confrontation between Jeremiah, a true prophet of the LORD…
How did Daniel get to be such a good guy?
If you read through the Bible book of Daniel (I would recommend it… and don’t stop at Daniel 7, either!) then right from the get-go Daniel leaps off the pages…
Bible by the Beach 2017: Notes
Bible by the Beach is an annual weekend conference held in Eastbourne over the first May Bank Holiday weekend. Here are my notes from the 2017 event.
Reworking the Sola system
The five Solas that summarised the Reformation 500 years ago are well known to many people. We are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone according to Scripture…
Word Alive 2017: Morning Bible reading notes
Galatians 1:6-10, 2:10-21 The greatest threat to the church (corporate or individual) is not liberalism or any of the many controversies of our age, but rather in the church carrying…
Video Bible talks prototype: Psalm 1
A few months ago I posted about the idea of producing Video Bible Talks for use in church youth groups, school CUs, and other small group contexts (you can view that…
Acts 29: Equip 2017 conference notes
This week I have been blessed to be able to attend the Acts 29: Equip 2017 conference in Manchester, UK. Acts 29 is a reformed, evangelical and missional church planting network committed…