Shared on Twitter this week (2012-01-30)

Thank you Cheryl! [pic] — http://t.co/w2yjjQ3n #
@jfleener5 a bit of a mouthful for a title… in reply to jfleener5 #
Finished reading Bringing the Gospel Home: Witnessing to Family Members, Close Friends, and Others W http://t.co/oCxuVvVZ #Kindle #
@challies barbershop version by a group called Four Voices. in reply to challies #
“@rhettsnell: Fascinating article on plans to [...]

Shared on Twitter this week (2012-01-23)

@rhettsnell and he says he put water on the fire…. sigh… http://t.co/7DiYBuyi #
@rhettsnell probably all good for marketing his book. For a neoreformed POV of marriage I'd rather Keller or Piper. Less heat more substance in reply to rhettsnell #
@rhettsnell 20 minutes in and interviewer's only focused on controversial Q's seems to me more about [...]

Shared on Twitter this week (2012-01-16)

Francis Chan raps in this song which includes lyrics "I won't believe it's love until you prove it to my dad" http://t.co/nmujVnmz #surprise #
Jesse Rosten: "this commercial isn't real: neither are society's standards of beauty" #almostlikeaproverb http://t.co/PNbFDFv9 #
You Never Marry the Right Person http://t.co/7FiujTjR via @RELEVANT // great insights by Tim Keller #
Back down memory [...]

Shared on Twitter this week (2012-01-09)

Discussing Gideon in our strand groups #ylc2012 (@ Kaiapoi High School w/ @jfleener5) http://t.co/INm6oWlv #
I'm at Kaiapoi High School (cnr Ohoka and Robert Coup roads, Kaiapoi) http://t.co/dihuJEbz #
Great evening hearing account of Jephthah taught, then deep conversations on theology of worship with Scott Mackay. Precious #ylc2012 #fb #
breakfast, day 3 #ylc2012 (@ Blue Skies Conference [...]

Shared on Twitter this week (2012-01-02)

having friends over, so good http://t.co/8wfYIQdb #
great, one of my favourite players in Gunners colours again http://t.co/1Ricxots #
off to Chch tonight for #ylc2012 Looking forward to meeting new/old friends, and studying the bible for a week! #fb http://t.co/kLd3CTkh #
#fb From http://t.co/vQpf5iQZ: Off to Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) for year 2 http://t.co/JDKGbyFC #
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Off to Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) for year 2

We’re flying out this weekend to Christchurch for the Youth Leadership Conference. It’s been a year since we were introduced to this unique, week-long conference – where we learn to read and prepare a study from bible passage. It’s run by a network of (ed: mostly) evangelical Anglicans (rare as hen’s teeth in Western countries!) and [...]

A word about Powerpoint in church

Here’s a thought-provoking quote from Tim Challies’s book “The Next Story”:

“It is usually only after a new technology is invented that we use our creativity and ingenuity to find ways of integrating it into our lives. This exacerbates its unintended consequences. If a technology was created specifically for business application and we adapt it to [...]

Extol him, all peoples! Planning for a bilingual service

Firstly, apologies for the lack of blogging recently. December is a particularly busy season of ministry at Howick Baptist, not least in the worship ministry. In the previous two weeks, Craig and Simon have faithfully led worship for two very contrasting services. And this week, I have the privilege of leading the music team for [...]

HBC Service Redux: 14 November 2010 (summary)

Simon Newbould led the worship service, while Peter preached from 1 Timothy 2:4.

1. Come Now Is the Time to Worship – Brian Doerkson.

2. Resurrection Hymn – Keith Getty and Stuart Townend.

3. All Is Well – Robin Mark.

4. Rejoice – Simon Newbould. Simon wrote this one about a month ago and the church have quickly picked [...]

A weekend in Wanganui

We’ve just come back from an enjoyable weekend away in the beautiful river town of Wanganui. The drive down from Auckland took 5 1/2 hours, and we thoroughly enjoyed the rolling hills and lush landscapes (though the North Island still have nothing on the vistas of the South!)

We were fortunate to be able to stay [...]