I've been reading about William Carey with my son recently. We found some interesting connections with things we avoid saying or doing today in order to protect our "missional" reputation. Carey was the father of the modern missionary movement which inspired thousands of … [Read more...] about Abortion and Your Reputation
What We Say and Don’t Say
Our public witness is increasingly defined less by what we say and more by what we don't say. Sluggards and Lions For the sluggard, there's nothing worth fighting for... After all, we wouldn't want to be seen as a "meddler", would we? I wrote recently about the danger … [Read more...] about What We Say and Don’t Say
Fighting with Lions
It was sometime last year, on a fairly ordinary car journey, when the voice of my then-7-year-old son piped up from his usual seat in the boot. He announced that he'd memorised something, and asked if we wanted to hear it. My wife and I gave each other a slightly bemused … [Read more...] about Fighting with Lions
Glorious Songs, Gloriously Sung
We don’t spend nearly enough time thinking about what or how we sing. God's people are called to sing glorious songs to a glorious God (especially when it seems like they shouldn't). Ghostly Words I’ve been in the habit recently of remembering random parts of hymns which … [Read more...] about Glorious Songs, Gloriously Sung
Christianity is a Singable Thing
Why did we grow up singing Christian hymns in school assemblies? Why do Christians always seem to come with songs attached? Christianity has always been a singable thing because Christianity has always been good news, however bad things seem to get. The Tale of a … [Read more...] about Christianity is a Singable Thing