Not long ago, I went to a preaching seminar by David Cook from SMBC, where we were encouraged to challenge people on what he calls the ‘impossible application’. The impossible application is the way that a passage of scripture cannot, and must not, be applied.For example, the impossible application of Matthew 5:21-24 is to get [...]

Wow, people in the blog world can be precious.
Lighten up. Seriously… it’s just a blog.

Hey chick, what are you doing his afternoon? Want to meet up for coffee?Your friend Jessica is one very cool chickI’m in the mood for a pizza and a good chick-flick.Get a load of that chick’s legs!
There’s an interesting discussion on Craig’s blog about the use of the word chick. Is it a harmless term [...]

Q. What did the Science graduate say to the Humanities graduate?
A. A Big Mac and fries, please.Craig has written a fantastic post on philosophy and Christianity that has particularly resonated with me, probably because I’ve often been the butt of “unemployed arts graduate” jokes in the past.
I think that people who insist on [...]

Our Sermon on Sunday was just fantastic. We’ve started a new series on 2 Samuel, which sadly I’ll miss some of due to our mission next week. In the first talk we looked at King David, and how he foreshadows the coming of King Jesus. We saw how Jesus came shaped the mould of David, [...]

Sorry for the lack of posts lately – Sam has been a little bit busy and I have been flat-out at work.
It’s a very exciting time of the year. Mission is on full steam ahead and despite a few hiccups, everything is going smoothly. This week I went to a fabric warehouse and found bargains [...]

I’m really busy at the moment. There is so much to get done for mission in only 11 days time! I probably won’t be posting much over the next week or so, but I would love for you to be praying, both for me as I have a lot on my plate at the moment, [...]

Sam and I watched The Break Up last night on DVD. It was okay, not the kind of movie we’d usually see, but a lot sharper and interesting than the old romantic comedy.

I found myself talking to the characters a lot during the movie. The demise of their relationship was a clear ‘what not to [...]

My sister sent me these photos, they are great. I’d definitely prefer children over a dog, but based on these photo’s alone, I’d be going for the dog!

“I am not angry at the people who brought the charges against me. I forgive them. I bless them.” – Dr. Rebekka Zakaria, Sunday School Teacher
Rebekka Zakaria is a Christian woman living in West Java, Indonesia. She has been sentenced to three years imprisonment after muslim clerics claimed she was guilty of “Christianisation”. Her crime [...]