My Epic Dublin Adventure!

In a previous post, I talked about unity in Christ , and here I plan to reflect on that some more, but with a slightly different focus - people making a place. You may wonder what I mean when I say "people make a place", I mean that when we say we miss a place, the reason we miss the place is more often than not, in my experience, the people rather than the place itself. There isn't really one single Scripture passage that reflects this, but I just wish to get some thoughts on people down (generally, not specific people). Many times, I have done teams in different places, from Letterkenny PCI team to the MAD Crew in Coleraine Uni just over the road from home, right through to an Exodus team in Poland. Each time, the Lord Jesus is exalted and proclaimed, lots of great experiences of fellowship are had with other people, with people who before I often didn't even know. It's always amazing to see what God does as He unites us as we all strive together towards th...

I'm literally finished reading this book 5 minutes ago! It was such a good book that I had to review it while it was still fresh in my head. By way of introduction, Sola Scriptura (by Scripture alone) was one of the great cries of the Reformation in the 16th Century, along with: Sola Fide (by Faith alone), Sola Gratia (by Grace alone), Solus Christus (Christ alone) and Sola Del Gloria (glory to God alone). Today's evangelical Christians have largely forgotten the Scripture Alone part. It's sad. We all do it. We think we need extra revelation above and beyond the Bible. More so, when you don't have the Bible as the central sufficient authority, we deviate seriously from how the Lord has commanded us to live - our standards become lower and lower and more like the world than like God. So it's key that we all return (myself included) to the great solas of the Reformation, especially Sola Scriptura as we tend to hear of the others more. All five need equal focus, b...

The title sounds odd, right? Yes it does, at first glance. Come with me as I explain what I mean! Scriptural focus is Philippians 2:14-16 "Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain." Philippians 2:14-16. Let's remember the context of this epistle. Paul is in prison, yet rejoicing in Christ because his contentment is based on Christ, not his circumstances. He is writing to the Church in Philippi. The Church in Philippi has a special significance to Paul as it was the first Church he planted in Europe. In terms of the whole of chapter 2 , there is a lot to mention context wise, so lets keep it brief and to the point. There were no major issues in the Church in Philippi, just one...