I have taken up a new hobby – singing through the hymn book. Not too long ago, this would have sounded about as exciting to me as watching paint dry. But the Lord has put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God, (Psalm 40:3) and now I can’t help but burst out singing praises to God. When God touches … Continue reading The Lord has put a new song in my mouth

God is always at work, even in the times where we think the world is spinning out of control and God is nowhere to be found. We recently went through a recession and will be dealing with the repercussions of it for years to come. High unemployment and large government deficits won’t be going away anytime soon. But even in the midst of a recession, … Continue reading (Some of) God’s Purposes in the Recession

I have just started to read through a book called The Trellis and the Vine. This is one of the books that we received at the Together for the Gospel conference last month (they gave away over 120000 books among the 7000 who attended!). In chapter two, the authors of the book, Colin Marshall and Tony Payne argue that several ministry mind shifts are needed … Continue reading Ministry Mind-Shifts