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What Bette Davis Taught Me About Mission
On a rare wet day this summer, my husband and I were staying in an Airbnb in Ironbridge. To while away the evening we picked up a DVD for 49p in a charity shop. The film was Mr Skeffington starring Bette Davis and Claude Rains, who were both nominated for Oscars for...
Jesus On The Margins
For the last year or so I have been the oldest member of a group in Plymouth that works across churches to inspire people to get involved in Social Justice. Most of the group are millennials who are passionate about God and Social Justice - but that does not surprise...
A Booming Mission-Field
I was recently asked to comment on a quote. I took the liberty of adding to it and rewriting it so it now reads: “Almost since the 4th Century, one of the greatest failings of the church in the West is that instead of obeying the Great Commission and making disciples...
Investing In Friendship For The Long Haul
Take a look at the beginnings of Luke chapters 9 and 10. Essentially, they’re parallel texts, the details vary slightly here and there … but the only major difference is a number. From chapter nine where Jesus calls the twelve together in order to send them out into...
Scripture Union: Mission Possible
From time to time we like to share with you inspiring research which we believe could have a valuable impact in helping us all as we find our way in God's mission to make disciples. One such example is the recent Scripture Union research report 'Mission Possible'. The...
Christmas Is Coming!
As a local church minister Christmas haunted me. Not because I don’t like Christmas, I do, but because it is one of the most strategic missional opportunities in the year and at the same time one of the most stressful. I would dread the moment when that ‘well...
Faith Sharer: Carry On
“Jesus told them a story. A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. So they organised a conference to help them better understand why this happened. Some argued that there needed to be...
More than just a Sunday Thing
When Europe take on America on the Albatros golf course at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris, at the end of this month (28-30 September), one thing will go largely unnoticed. Thousands of words will be spoken and written about the Ryder...
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