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Sitting on the bench
Down the hill from Wigglesworth’s home was the beautiful Manningham Park, a public park with lovely flower gardens. I cannot pass by that place today without remembering Wigglesworth and the people he blessed there. When he was home, it was usual for him to go to the park and sit for a while. Often someone…
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Whats the secret for healing
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Restoring the natural order
German Theologian Jürgen Moltmann points out that miracles are not an interruption of the natural order, but the restoration of the natural order. We are so used to a fallen world that sickness, disease, pain and death seem natural. In fact, they are the interruption. When Jesus expels demons and heals the sick, he is…
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Public and private spaces
We may have perfectly designed scandi coffe shops and public spaces, but the private space of people’s hearts may be crumbling with mental helath issues, breakdown or lack of relationships and geographical disconnection. there is a longing for intimacy – but a fear of real intimacy – ghosting on dating apps and phobias concerning commitment.…
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The Holy Spirit…
The Holy Spirit is the Christian’s batteries, coach, guide, prompt and power all rolled into one. What Jesus said to his disciples in Acts 1:3 before he left was basically like the old credit card slogan “Don’t leave home without it”. With the Spirit we have purchasing power to acquire territory for the kingdom of…
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No red flag
Sometimes church history and modern day experience makes it look like the red flag has been waved, suspending the race and forcing everyone to cruise slowly and carefully around the track without overtaking, but Jesus has done no such thing. The baptism of fire that John the Baptist talked about was not just for those…
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Sickness
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Proclamation and demonstration
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Growing vs Declining churches
Only 50% of clergy from declining churches agreed it was “very important to encourage non-Christians to become Christians”, compared to 100% of clergy from growing churches. 71% of clergy from growing churches read the Bible daily compared with 19% from declining churches. 46% of people attending growing churches read the Bible once a week compared…
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Kingdom paradoxes
