Articles
Various written pieces of varying lengths on different subjects and passages
Encourage one another
Resources to help with One2Ones – Autumn 2023
Church Weekend At Home – 2023
Bible Bonanza
A New Batch Of Reading
Hope Explored
Who Cares If Peter Inspired Mark’s Gospel?
Dec2021 – Christmas concerts @ GV
Going Small To Grow Big – A One To One Primer
3 Books On Knowing Christ
Christianity Explored goes online
Book Review – Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy
When we’re at our lowest, God has our attention. He wants us to bring our pain, sorrow and confusion to him. This book explains how we bring our sorrow to God through lament. Lament is the minor key language for our suffering. Using his personal experience, the author shares his own journey from despair to hope. “To cry is human, but to lament is Christian.” The book…
Roll away your stone
What’s so good about Good Friday?
So how do you change?
“What might I do to actually help me change?” I was asked this question as a follow up to the recent sermon on 2 Samuel 12. Whilst some sins are obvious in the story of David, the contempt and disregard of the Lord was not. We often don’t see what’s driving our behaviour in our hearts. And yet that’s what we need to aim…
Chapters Grim
“Church” In A Time Of Isolation
Naturally questions are arising about what “church” looks like at this unusual time. Let me take a stab at answering some queries. 1. Have all Greenview’s gatherings and face to face activities ceased? Yes they have. We’re seeking comply with the government’s strong guidelines. At this time (as at any time) we want to be good citizens of our country and good…
Old Testament Narrative – A Few Tips
We’re currently delving into the book of 2nd Samuel. It’s a fascinating story, with lots of twists and turns. But maybe like me you often wonder how best to read it. This ties in with an even broader question: how do we interpret Old Testament narrative in general? Here are 10 quick suggestions, accompanied by examples from 2nd Samuel. 1) Try and grasp the…
Where Is Christ In The Old Testament?
In at least 7 places: God, sin, offices, events, prophecies, themes and symbols/memorials. God – We often fail to read the Old Testament in a Trinitarian way. Every reference to Yahweh (“LORD”) – unless we are told otherwise – speaks of the triune God. This means the divine attributes that emerge from the passage can be understood to apply to…
FIEC Leaders Conference 2019 Review
It was great to be at the FIEC Leaders Conference this past November. We count it a privilege to attend and appreciate the church support that enables this! The 2019 conference was on Leadership. Here are a few reflections from Laura Porteous, Zach Watt and myself. Laura My biggest encouragement was a seminar on youth work and training children/youth volunteers. It was…
2020: The Plan
Moving towards others…
What values and characteristics shape our groups?
Why meet in community groups?
One To One – #3 Sophie’s Quotes
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