I don’t like to write. In fact, I have avoided writing a book for more than six years. But I couldn’t hold back any longer, because my heart has been captured by a vision that I cannot shake. This vision is Jesus saturation — every man, woman, and child in every place having a daily … Read more
‘Knowing Christ – loving him, worshiping him, meditating on him, enjoying him, and becoming more like him – is the primary resource every evangelist must have’ – Megan Hill. Joyfully Spreading the Word edited by Kathleen Nielsen and Gloria Furman focuses on the centrality of evangelism in the Christian life. Now, joy probably isn’t a … Read more
Could it be that when Jesus told us to “love your neighbour”, that he meant for us to literally love our neighbours? In a world with higher fences, and bigger garages; commuting to work, church and shopping centres… In a world that is isolated and dislocated… In a world that is medicated by our phones… … Read more
The clouds had been building for a couple of days waiting for the chance to break free from their restraints. You know what the Autumn rains are like – when it rains, it pours. The downpour, then, was no surprise. Nor when the power went out. Nor the flood that cut us off from the … Read more
Many Christians believe two thirds of the gospel: we see it as a past event, that greatly benefits our future. This understanding misses the third, present reality of the gospel and its impact on our lives. Praise God, the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus IS a historic reality, and for those who God … Read more
I see life as being part of God’s mission to the world through Jesus empowered by the Holy Spirit. In other words, daily life is the place I get to interact with God, see what he’s up to in our world and draw people’s attention to him. This is what I mean when I talk … Read more
I’m Gwen Adams the Executive Director of Priceless and I HATE MY JOB. It’s simply a terrible, terrible job. Let me help you understand. ⇒ My team and I spend time hearing the worst stories: Stories that have cause me, I admit it, some secondary trauma for which I’ve had to meet with a therapist. … Read more
I was asked about church leadership in a recent interview. The question was along these lines, ‘What would be your primary goal if you transition into leadership in a new church in the first 3 months?’ I answered it this way: I would review the systems that are currently in place and the preaching schedule … Read more
In my last post I looked at how Jesus called Peter, Andrew, James and John to follow him and fish for people. I also asked what ways following Jesus changed them. It seems to me that when Jesus called them to fish for people, he radically changed their mission in life. Jesus was willing to … Read more
The calling of the disciples is one of the craziest stories in the life of Jesus. Sure, there are more remarkable ones. There’s spectacular miracles, and demonic deliveries. Sure, he walks on water, and turns water into wine. But the calling of the disciples is still right up because of the crazy choice the disciples … Read more