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Church meetings which also welcome outsiders

Sat, 15/10/2011 - 11:51 -- James

It's a perennial tension: How do we create church meetings where the church family are cared for, able to worship, fed and equipped to serve Christ in their week-round lives? And how do we simultaneously create meetings where newcomers and visitors are welcome and where things are accessible?

There's a good deal of wisdom and further asking of the right questions over at The Good Book Blog at a post entitled Meetings: For family and their friends. … Read more about Church meetings which also welcome outsiders

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CS Lewis on the apostle Paul

Wed, 18/05/2011 - 09:45 -- James

Hugh Palmer, in yesterday's talk, quoted from CS Lewis. It's taken from the essay he wrote as an introduction to JB Phillips 1947 translation of the New Testament epistles, a book entitled "Letters to Young Churches"

It's a marvellous quotation from Lewis, so I thought I'd reproduce it here. (I've extended it slightly beyond the portion Hugh quoted) … Read more about CS Lewis on the apostle Paul

Persecuted church in Iran

Thu, 27/01/2011 - 11:34 -- James

Those wishing to pray for the church in Iran may like to read this recent report that has documented the persecution there since June 2010.

The headline is this: “We know for sure that at least 202 Christians have been arbitrarily arrested in 24 cities in Iran since June 2010. 33 remain in prison today. This has happened against the background of government officials publicly speaking out against Christians.”

The report is available from http://www.elam.com/articles/202-arrests,-33-still-in-prison. … Read more about Persecuted church in Iran

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The whole Bible

Thu, 14/10/2010 - 16:13 -- James

"Once you are convinced that your people need — I say need — the whole Word of God, and you get over the shock to your indolent flesh that you are not in the ministry for an easy job, you simply roll up your sleeves, and having gathered, or being in process of gathering, the most helpful library of commentaries and reference books you can find, you get down to it: and book by book you give your people a balanced diet of the truth." (William Still, The Work of the Pastor, page 64)

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