Pioneer missionary returns to the Sawi people of West Papua 50 years after his ground-breaking time with them.
Faith. Rebuilt
January 1st, 2013
Christians have probably argued more about the Bible, and how to interpret it, than almost anything else. Many churches say they believe the “Bible alone”, echoing the Reformation doctrine of sola scriptura. Yet I believe there is always a gap between the claim and the actual belief. I am a christian who believes the Bible […]
December 29th, 2012
Many people have commented these past few weeks on gun ownership in the US. As an Australian, I hesitate to enter into the debate, so I won’t discuss either of the key questions – whether a high level of gun ownership reduces or increases gun deaths, and whether the laws in the US should be […]
December 26th, 2012
I saw this story a while back but only got around to posting about it now – a study has shown how abortion rates can apparently be more than halved.
December 17th, 2012
Completing my examination of things we can all learn from the Anabaptists, with the core conviction on peace and non-violence.
December 12th, 2012
Another core Anabaptist conviction to challenge us all.
December 7th, 2012
I started this blog about 18 months ago, using a colourful theme designed by Nick La (above). But I think it is time for a change.
December 5th, 2012
Jesus told a very striking story. You probably know it. A man owed a large amount of money but couldn’t pay, so he asked his banker for extra time to make the repayment. And he was given time. But then he called in a small debt he was owed, and refused the poor man’s entreaties […]
December 1st, 2012
Pioneer missionary returns to the Sawi people of West Papua 50 years after his ground-breaking time with them.
November 29th, 2012
Or, to be more accurate, I soon will be. It is a phenomenon reported by pollster George Barna, observed by many of us and experienced by some – feeling dissatisfied with church. Not just complaining that something isn’t perfectly the way we like it, or disliking the people, but feeling deeply alienated from the church […]
November 23rd, 2012
Many people read this post and then misquote it. They actually ignore the data. Many people quote the statistic that there are more than 30,000 christian denominations. It turns out this is mistaken. There are about 40,000 christian church organisations, three quarters of them independent churches, not denominations, in Africa. The number of denominations is […]
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