• Chances are (if you’re reading this blog) you know about the launch of the Apple iPad. Perhaps you’re curious about its potential for use in a ministry context. Perhaps you have a strong opinion (for or against) based on your technological preference. I own one. Here are my initial thoughts. […]

  • The British tabloid News of the World recently exposed Sarah Ferguson accepting a bribe in return for trade influence with her former husband. Their “investigative journalism” or entrapment did not ingratiate the former royal family member to the common man. Perhaps your dinnertime conversation included something like this: “that’s what […]

  • “He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor.” I Corinthians chapter 3, verse 8 In church culture, it seems that the one who actually leads a person to Christ is the one who gets the most credit. In God’s […]

  • The first time I had the opportunity to “teach” Bible in a public setting was at the age of fourteen. I had ten minutes in a children’s Sunday School class to talk about David & Goliath. As a lifelong church attendee, I drew on a wealth of pulpit rhetoric to […]

  • Sydney tourists can see a 360-degree panorama of the city from Sydney Tower (also known as Centrepoint Tower). It’s a great way to visualise Sydney, home to four million residents. From that perspective, you can also sense the challenge of Jesus’ great commission. How can we reach more of the […]

  • I first realised the need for apologetics during a mission team trip in New York. I was 18 and enthusiastically witnessing to an elderly man in a park, when he challenged the Bible’s reliability with an issue I had not considered. We soon ended the conversation and I was left […]

  • Over the years, an insidious notion has periodically expressed itself in our circles. The notion is that God is working in the 10/40 window, but he isn’t up to much here in Australia. This mentality has led to the idea that our churches can be handled by the rich Americans. […]

  •   Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to learn French, German, Greek, Hebrew, & Elvish. My father is a native Cantonese speaker but the only lines I know are “hello” and “thank you for a good meal” (in the “I was put off by the petrified chicken foot in […]

  • What books have influenced you? Most smart Christians would first answer, “The Bible.” But I’ve rarely heard Christians go on to explain why the Bible is their most influential book. Rather than assume the Bible is our most influential book (and move on to “more interesting” titles), we should stop […]

  • Thanks for your thoughtful responses to my last post on altar calls. The consensus is “it depends.” So my next question is: it depends on what? Let’s talk about the factors determining methodology when the Bible is silent. How does your personal experience influence your methodology? Many of you referenced […]