ft. a discussion on private and communal studying of the Bible The large majority of churches I encounter have a Sunday service of some kind and a collection of mid-week meetings where members of the church meet in smaller groups (usually around 10-15 people). We all know what we mean when we refer to ‘small …
My mum told me to read this, and she’s rarely wrong about good books. John Sherril’s book is very short and readable. It is structured as an autobiography and outlines his experiences with Pentecostalism before and during the process of writing a book on the phenomenon of ‘tongues’. It’s a little dated and is set …
I was struggling to prioritise spending time with God while at uni and someone I do theology training with told me to buy a daily devotional. She said it was easier to wake up to than diving straight into Kings, which is what we were reading at the time. It seemed like a good option …
The Bible doesn’t categorise the spiritual gifts, we just get given some (possibly not exhaustive) lists. But sometimes it is helpful to use a framework of categories to aid understanding. I have recently heard them broken into the categories of word, power and love. I don’t find this very helpful personally, but what I’m about …
About 18 months ago I listened to a really fascinating lecture given by Beth Darnell, on compassion-based health interventions, and the potential role of love and forgiveness in reducing pain. This was really interesting to me, so I thought I would write an article about it for my, then non-existent blog. I did not write …