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How do you present and share the Gospel?
I’ve just noticed that a new video is coming into the limelight and is facing speculation, comment and critique. You may remember the “Why I hate religion, but love Jesus” video that I commented on. You can watch the video and read my views on that here. Over the last 24 hours though, a video has gone viral entitled ‘The Gospel Message’. It’s sparked discussion and thought. And now, I’m adding to that discussion. But where the gospel is concerned, it is important for us to think through things, and especially consider how we can communicate the gospel to others in a comprehensive way. (more…)
Saying prayers as a Council: a reflection of British heritage & being in touch with one’s Spirituality, or a breach of Human Rights?
Posted by Dean Roberts on February 17, 2012 in Current Affairs
It was only yesterday that I posted on the various talk about secularism in the UK. And today, the saga continues. You may remember Bideford Town Council, who have been in the news a couple of times for publicly praying together before commencing council meetings. Well, because of one offended atheist who was a councillor (Clive Bone, who is pictured above), the council ended up having to cease praying before meetings.
The legal case rested (more…)
The Rise of Secularism. Should the Church stand against it?
Posted by Dean Roberts on February 16, 2012 in Current Affairs
The rise of Secularism and the fight against it seems to be constantly in the news recently, and I’m going to predict that it’s going attract a lot of interest in the future, especially in my generation.
But whether or not the cry will be for a secular state is a question I cannot answer. Because for the first time in what seems like ages, many notable figures are starting to speak against secularism and it’s rise. A while ago (more…)
A message on Valentines Day.
Posted by Dean Roberts on February 14, 2012 in Current Affairs
OK, so I know a lot of people will be talking about Valentines Day today. This can be both good and bad for an individual.
But I’m not here to voice my opinions on Valentines Day, but found this on the internet and thought you may enjoy it. Please feel free to share this post with friends via your preferred Social Network. It’s a love letter… (more…)
Get involved: The Big Bible Project Big Read 2012. #BigBible #BigRead12 @BigBible @SPCKPublishing
Posted by Dean Roberts on February 13, 2012 in Current Affairs, Rave!
So, my last post was a book review on ‘Lent For Everyone, Mark Year B’ By Tom Wright. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to read the review, which you can find here. But now, I want to draw your attention to Lent itself.
Yes, it doesn’t feel that long since it was Christmas, but Lent is upon us! And we only have one Sunday left to advertise and share with our churches what we plan to do throughout the period of Lent.
Well, I have an idea for you, which I seriously think you should consider and take on (more…)
Book Review: Lent for Everyone: Mark, Year B @SPCKPublishing
Posted by Dean Roberts on February 10, 2012 in Book Reviews
Lent is on it’s way! And in preparation for that, SPCK Publishing have asked me to review this book by none other than Tom Wright. I’ve recently reviewed another recent book by him called ‘Simply Jesus’, and if you’re interested in that then please see my review in the ‘library’ on my blog.
But, back to the matter in hand: Lent for Everyone, Mark: Year B, is a book that (more…)
‘Go’ ‘Follow’ ‘Add’ : Reinterpreting the Great Commission for Today
Posted by Dean Roberts on February 9, 2012 in Church, Evangelism, Mission, New Media and The Digital World, Theology
Go. Follow. Add.
All three of these words are commonly used in Social Networking. We ‘go’ to webpages. We ‘follow’ people on Twitter. We ‘add’ people on Facebook. Funnily enough, the New Testament talks about all three of these terms. We are to go and make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20), we are to tell people to follow Jesus (Matthew 16:24) and that by following Jesus and going to make disciples, numbers are added to the Church daily (Acts 2:47). So how do we fit the mission model found in Matthew 28 to our online presence? (more…)
The Testosterone Testament: Masculine Christianity and the MAN UP Crusade.
Posted by Dean Roberts on February 6, 2012 in Current Affairs, Rant!
They’re at it again. As if Mark Driscoll’s comments weren’t bad enough about the British Church being pathetically effeminate and pansying around yet not doing much due to the lack of “good, male Bible teachers”, we now have John Piper saying that Christianity is meant to be masculine in feel. It’s beliefs like this that make me feel (more…)
Cross Centred Life, OR Jesus Centred Life?
I was having a chat with a couple of my friends at Uni this week about atonement. We were discussing the various things that happen on the cross as Jesus hangs on it, and the implications of those things on our lives. Then the subject came up about the terminology we use and whether or not our focus is sometimes on the wrong thing when thinking about our lives in relation to Christ, the Cross and how we are to follow Jesus in discipleship. This got me thinking. (more…)
Book Review: Simply Jesus by Tom Wright, @SPCKPublishing
Posted by Dean Roberts on February 3, 2012 in Book Reviews
Another book review on ‘Simply Jesus by Tom Wright (Formally published as N T Wright). SPCK are very kind to me and allow me to review their books, which is pretty darn amazing! So, why not have a look at my review.
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