As the verse of the day popped up on my iPhone this week, I wondered if I’d discovered yet another favourite! If you’ve been reading scripture for sometime, you know that it’s common to identify favourite verses. But … Read More
A missional vision
Though we were in a bit of a hurry, I had to stop. There on a street corner in the town of Katerini was one of the largest fruit and vegetable displays I’ve ever seen. … Read More
Our Vision
I still find myself inspired by EBC’s vision statement, just as I was a few years ago when it was first adopted. It’s based on John 15:8 where – having described the essence and nature of discipleship – … Read More
Seeing is becoming!
If my Dad and I stood together, you may wonder if I was really his son. After all, he has hair and I don’t and there are many other outward traits that distinguish us. So … Read More
Be Thou my Vision
Our kids are all driving now. No more lessons with Dad. No more lectures. No more repetition. In particular, no more reminders to check your mirrors. For me, mirrors are a big part of safe driving. … Read More
Why vision?
As a teenager, a huge poster of a tropical beach used to decorate my bedroom wall. It was one of those beach scenes that was almost too perfect to be true and had you saying to yourself, … Read More
The “V” word
I was chatting with a few ministry colleagues on one occasion about various pressures in ministry. One of them mentioned that for him, it was the expectation of some to be able to come up with a compelling … Read More
Good theology
It happened in a slum in India. A friend of mine was admiring the ingenuity that had turned an old truck trailer into a two-story apartment. As she studied this, she noticed a little girl who in … Read More
“Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
Some years ago – just like Paul – I dreamt about a man from Macedonia calling out to me, “Come and help us”. Only, it wasn’t a random person, it was my friend Johnathan Macris. As I … Read More
Strangers to the night
Strangers to the night. Despite the warning of Revelation 22:19, there is a popular notion today among some strands of Christianity to dismiss – as no longer relevant – firstly, large parts of the Old … Read More