Mission in the 21st Century: Part 1

God Has a Sense of Humour
I love this article from the Times today! The two children chosen to front Richard Dawkins’s latest assault on God could not look more free of the misery he associates with religious baggage. With th

Bible and Mission: The Tangible Sign
English speakers take it for granted that they can read the Bible (in anyone of a dozen translation) in their own language. But, just think about it, Jesus spoke Aramaic, his disciples wrote his words down in Greek – but we can read it in English! The fact that the Bible can be translated shows that God is interested in us and wants to communicate with us. When you hold a translated Bible in your hand you are holding a tangible demonstration of God’s desire

I finally Arrived
My travel saga yesterday went on and on. After an hour and a half, we all trooped back to the gate and through the security check, only to be told that there would be another two hour wait, that turned into a four hour wait! We finally took off ten hours after the advertised time. My nice comfy day flight to Nairobi turned out to be a sleepless night flight. Still, I got here. I’ll post some pictures of the Brakenhurst conference centre in the next day or two 

The Good and The Bad of Travel
This morning, I was thoroughly enjoying the privileges that come with having once been a frequent flyer. Over the last few years, I spent enough time in Air France planes to get a Gold card, which gives me the right to use the business lounge. This year, I’ve not made any flights with them so far, and I’ll lose my card in January – but at least I got one last go on my flight to Nairobi this morning. So, I avoided the queues at check in and had a nice

Bible and Mission: Realignment
Reading the Bible and taking on board the story of God’s engagement with creation helps to realign the Church with God’s mission. This is the third part in a mini-series on the Bible and Mission. I would argue that biblically speaking, it is the Church, not the individual (and their missionary call) and not the missionary agency, which is the main agent for God’s mission on the earth. I don’t have time and space to unpack this he