Given that some people stay up at night wondering about how the intricacies of the Two Kingdoms approach to culture play out I thought I’d point to an article that will help you rest peacefully. And for everyone else who couldn’t give a hoot (or have no idea what Two Kingdoms theology is), just forget I ever wrote this post.
Tim Keller has written a very balanced (and on this issue I think ‘balanced’ is good) article on the current tension in the reformed and evangelical world regarding the mission of the church and the relationship of Christ to culture. Obviously the issues and ‘camps’ being discussed are far more complex and need much further reflection but this article gives a good bird’s eye view of the tension and suggests something of a way forward.
Joe Thorn has written an interesting blog post lending his voice to the current discussion about the “gospel-centered movement”. There’s been a lot of talk on this issue, and issues related to it in the last month or so. If you’re curious in following the whole discussion see Justin Taylor’s summary blog. I think I [...]
I drove through Ravensmead on the way to work a few mornings ago. It’s not my usual route but I had an early morning airport run and so the chance to drive through parts of the city that I normally don’t. You often hear people talk about places where there’s a church on every corner. [...]
If you’re a regular reader of the blogs over at the Gospel Coalition you probably would have seen the interchange between Kevin DeYoung and Tullian Tchividjian. The friendly and charitable interchange/disagreement primarily revolved around the relationship of justification to sanctification. The whole discussion is worth a read because I think it is raising some fairly [...]
C.S. Lewis once said, “If you find in yourself a desire which no earthly thing can satisfy, the logical conclusion must be that you are made for another world. That other world – heaven – echoes in you.” Now the converse of that is that every ache in you that comes as a result of [...]
I find Francis Chan’s approach and demeanor in the way he communicates so disarming. If Christians could interact over disputed issues with the attitude and humility that Chan presents in this youtube clip, then I think we’d see a lot more of the unity that Jesus prayed for in the upper room. Having Christian leaders [...]
On the eve of the Easter Weekend I thought I’d post an article I wrote for our church magazine. (Warning: It’s a fair bit longer than my average blog post): Once a year the period of Easter brings the church to think about and embrace, perhaps more deeply than any other time, the significance of [...]
The really great people at Redeemer City to City have just launched their new website which gives interested people a comprehensive view of what City to City does around the world. There are loads of great resources from Tim Keller, City to City staff members and other church planters. The site also has great videos [...]
I drove through Ravensmead on the way to work a few mornings ago. It’s not my usual route but I had an early morning airport run and so the chance to drive through parts of the city that I normally don’t. You often hear people talk about places where there’s a church on every corner. [...]
The really great people at Redeemer City to City have just launched their new website which gives interested people a comprehensive view of what City to City does around the world. There are loads of great resources from Tim Keller, City to City staff members and other church planters. The site also has great videos [...]
Just a quick shout-out for my friend and colleague Lenny Long (follow him on twitter) who is taking a small bunch of people off and planting The Vine Church in the Burgundy Estate area of Cape Town. They have two main informal gatherings at the moment on Sunday morning 10am and then on Wednesday evenings [...]
On Friday Robin and I head off to Johannesburg and Durban for two weeks. The first purpose of our trip is to get a bit of rest time in. Church planting is busy work and its been full steam ahead since the beginning of the year. The second purpose is to continue raising the profile [...]
Here’s something you probably didn’t know: According to the Global World Cities Ranking, Cape Town is the 16th (level with 5 other cities) most prominent city in the world where English is the Lingua Franca (English is not necessarily the most widely spoken language in each of these cases but it is the language on which each [...]
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