Date: Saturday 8th February Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm Location: Rising Brook Church, Stafford This Saturday I will be heading to Stafford to give a talk at the CVM Training Day: Quickfire. Looking at the topic ‘Conversion Through Persuasion?’ I’ll be presenting a 20-minute TED-style talk covering the use of arguments, illustrations, and questions in our evangelism to men. There are 8 …
Calling Our Bluff
The Jan-Feb 2014 edition of Sorted Magazine is available to buy now. For Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, Canada, things were pretty good. He was getting away with it. But when the revelations of character flaws appeared through a few films on YouTube it didn’t take long for the accusations of ‘unfit for office’ to be heard. I’m sure it could …
Why Did God Have To Die?
The November-December edition of Sorted Magazine is available to buy now. Have you ever thought, ‘Why the cross?’ ‘Why not some other way?’ ‘After all God being God, can do what he wants.’ ‘Why bother with death and all that?’ You wouldn’t be alone in thinking about these questions, many have. Had To? Chose To. One of the most well …
Smartphones and the Problem of Feeling Alone
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Understanding Blaise Pascal’s Apologetic with David Baggett
Blaise Pascal I am a fan of Blaise Pascal. The 17th Century French genius has me in his corner. When I turned up in Oxford a couple of years ago I was told to read his Pensées (best said with thick, French accent – thank you Uncle T.) and so I did. At first I felt like I was snooping through his …
Belief in God: Is it just wishful thinking?
The September-October edition of Sorted Magazine is available to buy now. Have you ever heard something like the following? “You only believe in God because you want someone to be there. You want your life to have meaning and purpose, you want the comfort of knowing someone is in control of it all. In short, your faith is simply a …
I Am A Missionary
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Salvation at Auschwitz: The Story of Maximilian Kolbe
Just a few months ago, on a bitterly cold day, I was trudging around the internment camp of Auschwitz, Poland, listening to my guide explain this building and that, when I came across a plaque that caught my attention. The corroded brass plaque was affixed to the side of the wall of one of the buildings that housed the inmates. …
Demolition Squad Update
In November 2012 the Demolition Squad was set up at Christian Vision for Men (CVM). Since that time Andy and I have got to work, writing blogs and engaging in the debates that followed. As well as writing the blogs we had a great time at the annual summer conference, The Gathering (video coming soon!). Getting the opportunity to equip Christians …
C. S. Lewis on Communicating Theology Well
You must translate every bit of your Theology into the vernacular. This is very troublesome, and it means you can say very little in half an hour, but it is essential. It is also of the greatest service to your own thought. I have come to the conviction that if you cannot translate your thoughts into uneducated language, then your …