The Demolition Squad seminar from The Gathering – 2013. tg13: Demolition Squad seminar from CVM on Vimeo. 5 Principles of Sharing Your Faith Beer Mat Apologetics is the stuff we do with our friends, in the pub, when we’re talking about Jesus. Yes, every man is an expert, and yes, we all have opinions about everything. […]
“Get a house group going this Lent.” was the exhortation from the pulpit at my church eight years ago. I did and the mixed group I started is still running and healthy. Being an expat church group the membership changes every year and only 3 of the 10 original members remain but I thank God […]
I recently started watching Homeland. I think it was the combination of Damian Lewis donning US military uniform again as well as the nominations for all those awards that had me curious. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t what I found myself watching. Homeland is brutal. Sure, there’s the violence and […]
There is an old saying that “wisdom is the comb that life gives you when your hair has fallen out”. Another phrase often used is “being wise after the event”. Anthony Trollope wrote that the wisdom of those of mature years comes from reflecting on our failures rather than considering our successes. A sentiment echoed […]
Ethos – part of Youth for Christ have released a new video looking at the question of morality. This – part II – was written by Andy of the Demolition Squad. Take a look and tell us what you think! And if you missed part I have a look here: Can We Prove The Existence of God?.
Are we communicating and speaking the same language on a day to day basis to the people we meet? A good starting point for thinking about spreading the gospel. With a friend a few years ago we stared to have a coffee and share about how to operate an iPaq. From this evolved a Churches […]
At face value, the Bible can seem to be full of contradictions. When people level this at us, we need to take them and it seriously, so let’s see how we can respond. We shall start with the first book of the New Testament. There’s lots to choose from, so let’s look at some of […]
I was thinking about the lives of John Lennon and Vladimir Lenin recently when I came across a trivia quiz where you have to decide if a given quote was said by Lennon or Lenin. Here’s a couple of examples: “God is a concept by which we measure our pain.” “There are decades when nothing […]
Inspired by the exposed, volcanic coast of western Lanzarote, at La Santa, where CVM holds its annual sports outreach week every March. Read 2 Peter 3 v 8. But do not forget this one thing, dear friends. With the Lord a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day […]
Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother. Khalil Gibran A few years ago, I was having a conversation with a guy in a coffee shop. At the time I was trying to speak to more people about God, so I shoehorned into the conversation that I was a […]
