Biblical prophecy is an outstanding area of study, with no comparison. Norman Geisler and William Nix write, “Other books claim divine inspiration, such as the Koran, the Book of Mormon, and parts of the [Hindu] Veda. But none...
Christianity — a necessarily historically rooted faith The Apostle Paul’s said in 1 Corinthians 15:14, “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith” (1Corinthians 15:14 - NIV). Christian...
(The below is a summary of a summary by Chuck Colson from the book How Now Shall We Live? in which he assessed the benefits and weaknesses of religious beliefs on human behaviour, and against...
What one concludes is a matter of personal choice, but it is a hot debate because everything in Christianity hangs off Jesus’ resurrection. As the itself Bible says, “…if Christ has not been raised, our...
‘Divided’ is a one hour long movie about modern youth ministry. You can view it for free at https://dividedthemovie.com (I understand this may only be so until early September 2011 - ???) In effect it says that...
Currently I am working on writing a series of booklets which will seek to communicate information many Christians are familiar with, but which the popular media will not communicate because of its prejudice against Christian...
In Part I we discussed the necessity of good works to accompany salvation. While we are saved by God’s grace, through faith, we are saved for good works, and if the latter does not follow...
Is our salvation as secure as the modern Church believes it to be? I wrote this reflection to myself some time ago, after visiting a Church and feeling uncomfortable with the 'soft' message I heard from...
This past week I drafted a booklet on faith attrition among our young. The week before I was very pleased to complete a first ‘Great Commission Series’, which is intended as a preaching resources for...
General William Booth said these words. “What is your duty here? Oh that you realized your true business in this region of death! Having eyes, oh that you could see! Having ears, oh that you could...
After many months of thought, preparation and transitions, we are finally at our ‘destination’. in NZ In a new city, and a home of our own (our first family home) With a new (third) son (less than 2...
In That Leaders Might Last, chapter ten, there is a chapter titled ‘A Courageous Love’. In it I wrote of the confrontational nature of Jesus, fearlessly causing trouble in a great many places - all...
It may be that no one actually reads this - but here are some thoughts on a few utopian ideologies, based off what I emailed to someone today. This may be a bit too heavy...
One of the core values of this ministry is that partnership is the way forward. This is simply to say that through working together we can accomplish more than were we to stay only in...
The great commission is to ‘go’ to ‘make disciples’ of people from all people groups on this planet (Matthew 28:18-20). Sometimes these two things (‘go’ and ‘make disciples’) are seen as the (a) ‘evangelism’ and...
That impossibilities do not exist is one of the core values of this ministry. What this means is that the projects that this ministry undertakes will not be determined by what has or has not...
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As I understand it, culture shock isn’t really a ‘shock’ like an electric shock. Rather it is that niggling ongoing adjustment to changes when there are a lot of them. Take for instance this morning. I...
In setting up this website I put a catch-phrase under the ministry’s name: Shining Lights.co - Helping the Church see afresh what a great ‘product‘ it has. It was suggested by some that the use...
(Like a mini-message - this is what we included in our Christmas e-letter to friends and family this year. Its a bit long, but could encourage faith and hope :-) Why we celebrate the birth of...