I have been thinking a lot about gossip lately. This has been because of the endless media reports about Tiger Woods, Michael Clarke and other “celebrities”. It seems as a society we are addicted to gossip and it fuels so much of our media. So what is gossip? My kids dictionary described it very simply… [...]

The Bible says in 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness”. That is a great verse. It says that if we confess our wrongs to God them He WILL forgive us. It is a guarantee now matter [...]

The Bible tells us in Hebrews 13:17 to “Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit”. As I read this [...]

I was reading more of Frank Viola’s Finding Organic Church today. In particular I was looking at the idea of the Apostle Paul planting a new church in a town, staying with it for six or so months and then leaving it. My first thought was that they would not survive very long on their [...]

As I mentioned yesterday I am reading Frank Viola’s book Finding Organic Church. In the first part it talks about how the early church went about planting new churches. It outlines four ways they undertook this work on pages 48 & 49. 1. The Jerusalem model – A group of apostolic workers spends years raising [...]

I received  my copy of Frank Viola’s book “Finding Organic Church” the other day. I have read the introduction and the first couple of chapters. So far it is very interesting. I have always enjoyed reading about organic church, simple church or house churches as they are often called. There is something appealing in it [...]

In the Old Testament book of Nehemiah we see the people of Israel returning to the Lord. This takes place after many of the people had been returned from exile in a foreign land. In chapter 8 we see the people asked Ezra to read the Book of the Law to them all. Verse 18 tells us [...]