Posts from September 2017 (Page 2)

new to all this Jesus stuff…

I have been thinking about when I go to Church on Sunday’s.  Do I hear what is being said?   Do I think about its meanings? I have a new challenge: to take time to listen; take time to think.  There is a message in it for me.

Pastors Ponderings

We  have been away for a break and it was nice to catch up with each other and have time to read some books. One of them was a book by Michael Frost called ‘To Alter Your World – Partnering with God to rebirth our communities’. A lot of the ideas and thinking are things we are already implementing here at CBBC but there was also much food for further thought. In it there was a quote which Frost felt…

Pastors Ponderings

I don’t know how many times I’ve read the scripture “how beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger bringing good news” (Isa 52:7) and I’ve always pictured someone going out—someone being sent—and telling people about Jesus. I don’t know why? Probably because I always think ‘good news’ must mean the gospel of Jesus and so it must be talking about evangelism. Of course, the good news is Jesus! However, this scripture is actually talking about a messenger…
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