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 […]
August 18, 2003
Last week I promised a fresh evaluation of the Harry Potter phenomenon – but decided you’d be encouraged by the following story of hope. It comes from a YWAM leader in the Middle East who typed it while driving back across the desert from Baghdad with a Korean YWAM family who had spent the last […]
August 11, 2003
(feedback from the series on Christian hope in an age of Pax Americana). If you have felt I’m a little off the wall in the perspectives expressed over the past few weeks concerning Pax Americana, you’re probably not alone. Not that I’ve heard that directly from anyone. Almost all the feedback has been fairly positive. […]
August 4, 2003
(part 5 in a series on Christian hope in an age of Pax Americana) Now we come to the bottom line of this series. How should we respond to the new global realities, as followers of Jesus Christ who taught his disciples to turn the other cheek, to seek justice not revenge, to overcome evil […]
