If you want to teach or preach well, you must read regularly. 8220;I scarce ever knew a preacher read so little. And perhaps by neglecting it you have lost the taste for it. Hence your talent in preaching does not increase. It is just the same as it was seven years ago. It is lively, but not deep; there is little variety; there is no compass of thought. Reading only can supply this, with meditation and daily prayer. What are we, what our race,.

- an open, curious, exploratory thought. Monday, 31 December 2012. I regret this as, regardless of whether anyone engaged with what I wrote, I found the experience to be enriching.

Saturday, December 24, 2011. 1 Earth was waiting, spent and restless,. With a mingled hope and fear;. And the faithful few were sighing,. Surely Lord the day is near;. The desire of all the nations,. It is time He should appear. 2 Still the gods were in their temples,. But the ancient faith had fled;. And the priests stood by their altars. Only for a piece of bread;. And the oracles were silent,. And the prophets all were dead. 3 In the sacred courts of Zion,.

From the desk of the BMS World Mission General Director. The terrorist attack on the offices of. But this evening, not for the first time, a deep unease has come over me. Published cartoons that were inflammatory and offensive to millions of Muslims, I wrote about the limits of freedom of speech. But freedom of speech has limits. Some of this is enshrined in law. I dont have the right to .

Lectures on jurgen moltmann by barry ballard. PERSONAL TESTIMONY - BARRY BALLARD. Over a four year stretch of time, God never gave up on me. Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Putting this text in .

Thank you for the paths that are wide enough to allow the company of others. And for the laughter, tears and stories that are shared on them. Thank you for the paths that are so narrow that we must walk alone. And for the hard lessons learnt in solitude as we walk. Thank you for the path that diverges and forces decisions. And for the excitement and diversity of such opportunities. Thank you for the paths that converge and bring reassurance. For the hope of a better future.

Reflections on Real Life Worship from Tim Pressword and Clare McBeath. Posted on April 23, 2010. Posted on May 23, 2009. Download the first set of real life worship files. Posted on May 10, 2009. Prayer written by Craig Gardiner. And used at the end of Real Life Worship Seminar at Baptist Assembly 2009.

Another myth about gender and church leadership. Gay relationships in the Bible? September 19, 2012.