pastor || writer || speaker
Last week, I posted about persecution of believers in North Africa, with specific focus given to Algeria. I was recently informed about a very thorough web-site related to this topic entitled: "Group for Algeria: In Defence of Believers of a Faith Other than Islam in Algeria." If you have an interest in the topic of …
Continue reading "Religious Freedom in Algeria – a resource"
As I skimmed through a lot of the great discussion happening on Brian Hofmeister's posts on discipleship, I felt it important to make at least some brief response to one major theme that is at play in the discussion about discipleship.I DO think that we need to be committed to overall simplicity in our approach …
I mentioned this a few weeks back in brief form, but for those of us who give strong attention to the topic of discipleship in the church, I wanted to draw attention to a very helpful resource.Brian Hofmeister, a friend and Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Christ's Church in Albany, NY, offers an extremely helpful …
There is no denying that the house church movement in China is not only one of the fastest growing and furthest reaching movements in the church today, but also a shining example of growth and vitality in the face of persecution.In recent times, an increasing amount of attention has been given to the Chinese church. …
I came across two interesting articles last week about Tony Blair, former Prime Minister in the UK. Alongside of his daunting role as special peace envoy to the Middle East, Mr. Blair is now launching the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.To quote his web-site, the goals of this new foundation are:to promote respect and understanding between …
Continue reading "Tony Blair: Religion and the Future of Politics"
Matthew Erickson 