Many evangelicals are suspicious of ethics. They think it undermines grace and distracts from the preaching of the gospel. They also fear that it leads to legalism. They want to emphasise, quite rightly, the fact that salvation is a gift that we cannot earn. Salvation […]
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The 4/14 Window – probably the world’s most strategic mission field
Most mission-minded Christians have heard of the 10/40 window (left) – the geographical region between 10 and 40 degrees north of the equator – where most people unreached by the Gospel live. But far fewer it seems have heard of the 4/14 window – the […]
Praying for Christians in Syria is not enough
We have all been deeply moved to hear about the desperate plight of Christians in Syria who have been targeted by radical Islamic groups during the civil war. But recent weeks and days have brought powerfully home to us that Christians throughout the whole of […]
Why Adopt?
Quite a few people have asked us why we wanted to adopt a baby. There are many reasons and circumstances which led us to this point. This response was written on May 30th 2010, four days after our successful adoption hearing in the High Court […]
Ten things we can learn from the slaughter of the Amorites in the Old Testament
The Amorites were an ancient people, who according to the Bible were directly descended from Noah’s grandson Canaan (Genesis 10:16). At the time of Israel’s exodus from Egypt (c 1446 BC) they occupied much of present day Palestine and Jordan on both sides of the […]