Remembering John Wimber
We first met John Wimber in the Spring of 1982 when he came to a meeting in the crypt here in Holy Trinity Brompton. We had never heard of him, but David Watson had said that we ought to invite him. We collected together all the home group leaders of the church-about eighty of us. […]
Milkshake Or Grapefruit
Sitting in McDonald’s restaurant one afternoon, surrounded by screaming children and Big Macs and staring into my chocolate milkshake, I had an insight into something l had been thinking about for some time: it was that the Christian life is supposed to be like a chocolate milkshake! I had been wrestling with the reality that […]
Loving The Poor
God, in his mercy, rescues the poor, saves them, and gives them new life. I’m convinced that if you want an evangelism explosion, if you want to reach the world in the quickest possible time so Jesus can come back, you must go for the poor. I’ve been in Hong Kong for thirty years, and […]
Mission: For All Believers
“It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.” Romans 15:20 If I had to explain my job to you, I would give you the above verse as my mission statement. Since 1990, when John Wimber released me […]
Give Us The Tools
Here is the answer I will give to President Roosevelt: “Give us the tools and we will finish the job.” (Winston Churchill, Radio Broadcast, 9th February 1941.) When Winston Churchill made this offer, Great Britain was in the middle of a great war, deep in a dark crisis. Hitler remained undefeated. Europe was either already […]
Rooted In Risk
Our Great Task We’ve got a lot of work to do, haven’t we? Living in a Post-Christian society, in a New Millennium where 90% of the population don’t know and love Jesus, our task is great. Well, how are we going to play our part? The apostle Paul argues in Romans 4 that with any […]
Biblical Faithfulness
Jeff Heidkamp: What are definitions of “Biblical faithfulness,” in your words? Rich Nathan: I quote Joshua 1:8: “Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth. Meditate on it day and night so that you may be careful to do everything written in it; then you’ll be prosperous and successful.” Breaking that […]
The Tip Of The Iceberg
There’s a famous story of a man who sat in a church once and listened with close attention to a sermon for those who wanted to accept Christ. During the final hymn, a collection was taken but, to his embarrassment, he found he had no money on him. All he had in his pockets was […]
Finding Real Hope & Change Through The Church
CE: These are really desperate times both in the U.S. and abroad, even dark. How is the church faring during this period? Phil: This is not the hour for the church to lose her collective nerve…but in certain ways, that’s what it feels like. This is not a time for us to back up and […]
Where To Get Good Counsel
Finding The Right Source Where do you get advice? Who do you listen to? Where do you receive your counsel? Because it’s not as if there’s none to be had! Everybody has an idea about the best way to live. Everybody has an opinion on how you should run your life, your family, your finances, […]