Archive for July, 2006

TOAM Quotes #6

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

“The egalitarian position does not advance on the strength of exegetical arguments.”
“[Men and Women are] Creatures more like God than anything he has ever or will ever create.”
- Wayne Grudem, ‘Manhood and Womenhood in Creation and Marriage.’ (Mobilise/TOAM: 05/07/06)

Sam Pollard On Ecumenicalism

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

My dear friend Sam was talking about one of his main passions in the car on the way back from Brighton, ecumenicalism. That is - different denominations and streams united and working together due to a shared love of Christ. He made one of the most amazing statements on it I think I’ve ever heard.
Sadly […]

TOAM Quotes #5

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

“We are not ‘modern,’ we’re Spirit-filled.”
“What is the point of the wine skin without the wine!?”
- Dave Holden, (TOAM: 05/07/06 - Commentary)

A Scandal

Monday, July 17th, 2006

Gareth recently made a great post on the scandalous nature of Christian forgiveness.
It made me think - when I reflect on the absolute scandal at the centre of the gospel, sometimes my reaction is: “Oh my word, how could this be true!?”
What’s God reaction to such an exclamation? I like to think it’s something akin […]

TOAM Quotes #4

Sunday, July 16th, 2006

“The Church carries world history.”
“[We have] A command to bring this contra-culture into our society.”
- Terry Virgo, Hebrews 11:23-26 (TOAM: 04/07/06 - Commentary and more)

More Ukrainian Happenings

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

While text messages can be sent from the Ukraine and also received, seemingly phone calls cannot. Needless to say, I am not best pleased about this particular state of affairs. Ah well, she’ll be back in a week and a half!
I’d share “information” or something, but I have nothing more than the kind of little […]

TOAM Quotes #3

Saturday, July 15th, 2006

“God’s initiative empowers you to overcome and we need to be a generation that knows this.”
“The heroes of the Bible were not thinkers, not philosophers, they were fighters.”
- Tom Shaw, (Mobilise/TOAM: 04/07/06)

More Brighton reflections

Friday, July 14th, 2006

More Together On A Mission reflecting! This is going to keep me in blog-posts for at least a little more time!
After being asked to present some thoughts/testimony post-Brighton at group last night I came up with 2 little things to talk about, and realised I hadn’t shared either of them in full with you, the […]

TOAM Quotes #2

Friday, July 14th, 2006

“The Church is destined to become a multitude no one can number … God is comitted to having a people so multitudinous you can’t count them … to gathering a multitude.”
“This is God’s story: a people for his name; a multitude no one can number.”
“We go into every little vista of the cosmos to declare […]

“You’re a Mormon!?”

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

In case you were wondering, no, I’m not.
I’ve just watched a trailer for the new Mormon film States Of Grace. The main thing that saddened me about it is that a gang members refers to one of the rugged Mormon missionaries as a ‘Jesus Freak.’
Gang members need to be more discerning.