This depiction of Paul’s conversion by Caravaggio shows profound insight into what happened on the Damascus road. Notice how Paul has been violently unseated from his horse. He has lost his position of power and mobility. His sword lies useless on the ground. Blinded, his arms are outstretched pleading for help. His companion, unable to [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Jesus number one in Oz
27 November, 2009 – 10:37 PM
New research reveals that a majority of Australians (54%) rank Jesus as the number one most influential person in history. Albert Einstein came in at second place (16%). 83% responded that Jesus was a real figure from history. Of these believers 43% believed Jesus had miraculous powers and he was the Son of God. 2 [...]
The wisdom of experience
26 November, 2009 – 2:41 AM
Peter Roennfeldt has been planting churches for longer than I can remember. He has children, grand children and great grand children all over the globe. Recently he and his wife Judy returned to Papua New Guinea where it all began. They visited the fourteen churches they planted in the capital Port Moresby before leaving in [...]
Pentecostal power
17 November, 2009 – 5:56 AM
What is remarkable about this new strain of Pentecostalism is the heroic intensity of the ministries, which have not yet evolved into tired bureaucracies. The founders of these programs are driven by a sense of calling, a feeling of thankfulness for how God has intervened in their personal lives, and they are constantly reinventing their [...]
Airds update
16 November, 2009 – 7:01 AM
Tim Scheuer has been baptizing new believers down at the Airds swimming pool in Sydney. Looks like he’d better buy a season’s ticket. Ten more people have come to faith in Christ in the last week. I’ve just interviewed Tim for a church planting conference in Brisbane. Listen in to find out what he’s learning.
God’s option for the poor
14 November, 2009 – 7:11 AM
Researchers Donald Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori went looking for fast growing churches in the developing world addressing social needs in their community. The churches had to be led and funded indigenously. No foreign money or leadership. Is it any surprise that 85% of the churches that fitted the criteria were Pentecostal or charismatic? Their conclusion [...]
Evangelism training
12 November, 2009 – 12:33 PM
I’m in London this week. It reminded me of an amazing train journey I experienced almost twenty years ago. It was 1990. We were between church plants. I was in England learning what I could before we dived back in to ministry. As the London train approached Leeds station I looked right at the backpacker [...]
A giant in the faith
11 November, 2009 – 12:25 PM
News from friends serving somewhere on the subcontinent: One of our trainees fasted for 40 days and then went out and shared her faith in a village assembly of over 500 people. Many of her village accepted Christ and she has established fifteen village churches. She is a giant in the faith but she stands [...]
The Secrets of Steve Jobs
4 November, 2009 – 8:29 PM
Communications coach Carmine Gallo watched hours of Steve Jobs’ keynotes and identified the five elements of every presentation by the Apple CEO 1. A headline 2. A villain 3. A simple slide 4. A demo 5. A holy smokes moment One more thing…sell dreams. For more of Job’s techniques, flip through this slide show. Then [...]
