As I’ve thought about the books I’ve read over the past year, one stands out as being remarkable for its depth and relevance. It has a shrewd understanding of what it means to be a Christian and a church living increasingly on the edge of society. And its author understands the temptations we face, whether
I mean, why doesn’t the government do something about it? Half the population has below average IQ. Half the population has a below average reading age. Half the population has a below average attention span. Half the population is below average! But there’s a serious point behind the malarkey. What’s the average IQ? By definition,
I recently stayed in one of those commercial, chain hotels, and it got me thinking about my experience and what was good and bad in it. So here are four positives: Helpful. The staff were on duty the whole time, and were attentive and efficient. They knew the answers to my questions, and pre-emptied several
One time, I decided to cook a surprise meal for my family. I cook for them fairly often, so Dad in the kitchen wasn’t the surprise. The key is, because it was to be a surprise, I didn’t check that I was doing the right meal. Steak was in the fridge – lots of it,
This is my 100th post since I started last summer, and so I thought it was time to get some feedback. So, I have two simple questions: Why do you visit ministrynutsandbolts.com? What’s the most important thing that the blog could help you with? Comments below – and thanks in advance! Chris
Give yourself ten seconds to answer this question: do you know anyone who started out well in Christian ministry but who has subsequently quit or moved on? That was the easy one. Now give yourself thirty seconds to answer the next one: how many more can you think of? When Paul write to Timothy and
The fatal slip happens so easily. We move from loving ministry because we love the Lord Jesus, to thinking that the Lord Jesus loves us because we love ministry, his people, his church. And before you know it, we are in the forsaken place where we teach grace to others, but preach and practice works
I’m excited to announce you can now pre-order The Bible Speaks Today, The Church, at discount! Open this post by clicking on the title, and then click here It’s also on Amazon, ISBN: 9781844748785 US readers can pre-order on Amazon.com, or wait for US publication in February 2014
