Irene at 4 I have heard Jack Miller of World Harvest Mission tell this story, and Max Lucado too. Tom walks down the street and meets Dick, who is grinning from ear to ear. Tom, "What are you so happy about?" Dick, "Well, I've met a man who … [Continue reading]
The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth. A Guest Post by Dr. Kaaren Mathias
Drs. Kaaren and Jeph Mathias, with their children, Shar, Shanti, Rohan and JaloriDr. Kaaren MathiasDr. Kaaren Mathias is the Programme Manger for Public Health Training for Emmanuel Hospital Association, an umbrella organization for 22 mission … [Continue reading]
“The Meek Will Inherit the Earth” Guest post by Luke Tarassenko
This deep and thought-provoking guest post was written by Luke Tarassenko, a doctoral student in theology at the University of Oxford, and, until recently, a youth worker at St. Aldate's Church, Oxford. Luke worked with Rolland and Heidi Baker's Iris … [Continue reading]
9/11 and Me: How 9/11 Changed my Life
I guess it’s become the defining moment of a generation. Where were you? people ask today on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 I was in my bedroom, in Williamsburg, Virginia, in pjs, sipping tea, reading my Bible. Roy who was about to enter his classroom … [Continue reading]
When Poems are Handed to You Ready Made : The Mysteries of Inspiration
I love “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” by Julia Ward Howe. It has a mysterious perfection: the rhythm, the evocative words, the allusions, the beautiful language create a loveliness greater than the sum of its parts.Mine eyes have seen the … [Continue reading]
The Martyr’s Memorial to Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer, St. Giles, Oxford
This beautiful building celebrates the 16th century Oxford Martyrs, Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer. The Victorian Gothic building resembles the spire of a sunken cathedral, doesn’t it? At this spot, the English Reformers, Hugh Latimer and Nicholas … [Continue reading]
Things are not what they seem (Thought for the Day)
" There are many different reasons for the changes, upheavals, revolutions of history. One of the biggest reasons is the prayers of the followers of the Lamb. Things are not what they seem." Darrell Johnson's book on … [Continue reading]
Facebook, Twitter, Blogs and The Church
Chris Rodkey uses the image of a rhizome (from Greek: rhízōma "mass of roots") the horizontal stem of a plant that is grows underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes as a visual description of the relationship between churches … [Continue reading]
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