December 15, 2003
weekly word 15 December 2003 MOVEMENT OR INSTITUTION? Poor old Constantine! He gets the blame for so much of what has gone wrong in the church over the centuries. Before he became Roman emperor in 313AD, the church was purged and purified by constant persecution, so the argument goes. Once Christianity was officially embraced, the […]
December 8, 2003
The week before the 9/11 tragedy over two years ago, the Global Leadership Team of YWAM was meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. On the very full agenda was an item concerning the 2004 Olympic Games, to be held in Athens, Greece. We expected to spend maybe 15 minutes appointing an outreach director and committee and move […]
December 1, 2003
Anyone interested in understanding more about Christianity east of the Baltic-to-the-Balkans fault line we talked about last week is welcome to join us in a Consultation on Orthodox and Eastern Christianity, in Agios Konstantinos, Greece, Feb 2-4 2004. How should those of us with western roots approach mission work in countries like Greece, or in […]
November 24, 2003
Surely the weirdest quirk of European history has to be the argument in the Body of Christ that has split Europe for a thousand years! In “The Clash of Civilizations”, Samuel Huntington makes much of this fault line which will shadow much of the border of the expanded European Union when ten new states join […]
November 17, 2003
A MILLENNIUM CREED We believe in the future! We believe the best is yet to come! Our hope is no mere optimistic wish or positive thinking. Our hope is an anchor, sure and steadfast, unseen yet real. The ground of our hope is the Triune Godhead: The Revelation of the Father… Whose Person is loving […]
November 10, 2003
The sixth of a series of six w e e k l y w o r d s expounding the biblical grounds and goals of our hope. B.III The goals of our hope – THE RESTORATION THROUGH THE SPIRIT ‘… this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.’ Col. 1:27 NIV Hope, […]
October 27, 2003
The third of a series of six w e e k l y w o r d s expounding the biblical grounds and goals of our hope. A.III The grounds of our hope – THE REASSURANCE OF THE SPIRIT Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason […]
October 20, 2003
The second of a series of six w e e k l y w o r d s expounding the biblical grounds and goals of our hope. A.II The grounds of our hope – THE RESURRECTION OF THE SON: Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason […]
October 13, 2003
The first of a series of six w e e k l y w o r d s expounding the biblical grounds and goals of our hope. A.I The grounds of our hope – THE REVELATION OF THE FATHER Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason […]
October 6, 2003
The heading captured my curiosity so I grabbed the brochure from a display rack, stepping on to the escalator in the Singapore metro last month. As I moved steadily upwards towards road level in silent formation with fellow subway-riders, I read the copy under the heading: ‘WHO IS YOUR HERO?’ The brochure was an invitation […]
September 29, 2003
No, you have not missed any WW’s since Harry Potter (25/8). The fault has been entirely on my part as this past month has been particularly hectic, beginning with global YWAM meetings in Singapore – from which I haven’t quite caught my breath back yet. Sometimes I feel like a refugee in techno-land as I […]
August 25, 2003
Pottermania shows little sign of abating, as a quick trip to London last week confirmed to me. At Luton and Gatwick airports, Waterloo and London Bridge railways stations, Potter books and banners were omnipresent. Even in the staid banking district, a Harry-type figure painted on display windows offered magical interest rates. The fifth Potter book […]
