Simply Church: A House Church Perspective

It’s been a very long time since you heard from me and you’ve probably forgotten that you ever signed up for my blog. I apologize! Two reasons for my silence: firstly, I had run out of things...

https://simplychurch.com/2020/06/13/the-house2house-website-is-back-up-and-running/

Yesterday evening, my mother-in-law, Penelope (often known as Penny) Dale graduated from this life into the presence of Jesus. She has been longing to see him for many years, and so for her, this...

https://simplychurch.com/2016/01/09/penelope-dale/

In 1965,Paul Harvey was a renowned radio newsman and commentator, his talks, at their height reaching as many as 24 million people per week. In 1965, he gave a talk entitled “If I were the devi...

https://simplychurch.com/2015/12/08/paul-harvey-if-i-were-the-devil/

Anita Scott is a good friend of mine–a teacher who makes a profound difference in the lives of the kids she teaches. (You should hear her stories.) Anita is passionate about justice, especially...

https://simplychurch.com/2015/11/12/tears-for-the-motherland-a-poem-about-gender-violence/

In the late 70s and 80s, Tony and I lived in the East End of London, an area of London where people ended up when there was no place lower to go. (The PBS series, “Call the Midwife” took pl...

https://simplychurch.com/2015/11/05/an-awesome-example-of-living-in-community/

From time to time, I come across people with such painful issues in their background that they find it almost impossible to forgive the person who has wronged them. It’s easy for me to advise...

https://simplychurch.com/2015/10/28/letters-from-my-fathers-murderer-a-story-of-forgiveness/

As a young Christian, I was profoundly influenced by the biographies of various women and men of God. Remarkable saints of God like Hudson Taylor, Amy Carmichael, James Fraser and Helen Rosavea...

https://simplychurch.com/2015/10/14/heroines-of-the-faith-olympia-morata-and-marie-durand/

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of seeing much in the way of healing. I’ve been in meetings where people have been prayed for who walked for the first time, or whose hearing was resto...

https://simplychurch.com/2015/10/07/does-healing-still-happen-today/

I’ve recently been re-reading Christ the Healer by F. F. Bosworth (the second time through in the last three months). An excellent book on healing. Bosworth continuously raises the question, i...

https://simplychurch.com/2015/09/30/freedom-from-sin-and-sickness/

I recently came across this fascinating TED talk. For those who are not familiar with this organization, TED  (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a non-profit dedicated to spreading ideas...

https://simplychurch.com/2015/09/21/why-gender-equality-is-good-for-everyone/