Birthday

by i.burgess on August 30, 2010

It’s my birthday. My twentieth birthday. I’m not sure how I feel about that. Possibly Related Posts: Between reason and faith The Briefest Glimpse Terrifying Light America: The Best Things I’ve Seen #2 America: The Best Things I’ve Seen #1

The Church’s best kept secret

by i.burgess on August 30, 2010

Dan Brown’s book, ‘The Da Vinci Code” has been sold, according to Wikipedia, 80 million times. It has propelled him into super-stardom as an author. Conspiracy theorists love the secret organisations he writes about and cynics believe everything he says about the Church. In fact I know some  Christians who have been up in arms over the [...]

Prayer

by i.burgess on August 26, 2010

(via) Possibly Related Posts: A New Year Prayer Everlasting Gaze Fear Not The Toilsome Path I Love The Machine Lead, Kindly Light

A God I don’t fully trust

by i.burgess on August 23, 2010

When I lack strength, self will and control. The urge to do right has left me and desire to love doesn’t come easily. Once the stuffing has been squeezed from my seams and I’m flat on the floor, does God still care? It is really easy too feel passionate and enthusiastic in youth. Read a [...]

Ian the cross-cultural missionary

by i.burgess on August 21, 2010

I’m writing this five hours before many of my readers will see it posted! How strange is that? You see, I am in America, five hours behind England. I’ll explain how I got here some other time, but I will suffice to say that it might have involved a TARDIS. Yeah, I’m sort of a [...]

Over the pond

by i.burgess on August 17, 2010

I’m off to America for a year, today. Possibly Related Posts: Between reason and faith The Briefest Glimpse Terrifying Light America: The Best Things I’ve Seen #2 America: The Best Things I’ve Seen #1

What would you #tweetjesus

by i.burgess on August 15, 2010

Soul Survivor day 5 This week I’m promoting some resources in the Soul Survivor toolshed. Away from the ‘Big Top’, one tends not to see many exciting or unusual manifestations of the Holy Spirit. However, I am convinced that God is just as involved in what all these Christian charities and organisations are doing as [...]

In Jesus’ Name

by i.burgess on August 14, 2010

Day 4 at Soul Survivor This week I’m promoting some resources in the Soul Survivor toolshed. Away from the ‘Big Top’, one tends not to see many exciting or unusual manifestations of the Holy Spirit. However, I am convinced that God is just as involved in what all these Christian charities and organisations are doing [...]

The bood of the martyrs is the…

by i.burgess on August 13, 2010

Day 3 This week I’m promoting some resources in the Soul Survivor toolshed. Away from the ‘Big Top’, one tends not to see many exciting or unusual manifestations of the Holy Spirit. However, I am convinced that God is just as involved in what all these Christian charities and organisations are doing as he is [...]

Speaking up for the week

by i.burgess on August 12, 2010

Day 2 at Soul Survivor. This week I’m promoting some resources in the Soul Survivor toolshed. Away from the ‘Big Top’, one tends not to see many exciting or unusual manifestations of the Holy Spirit. However, I am convinced that God is just as involved in what all these Christian charities and organisations are doing [...]