Inspirational
Sometimes here we encounter the very best of humanity together with the very worst…
Posted by Ken & Judith Finch on Mon, 02 Jun 2008
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News from May 2008
Disconnected from the pain of the world
I was reading an interview with Rob Bell in Relevant magazine that made me think…
He’s pretty dismissive of blogging and says, “You have to be so totally disconnected from the pain of the world to think that blogging is somehow a redemptive use of your time.”
It raises a whole host of really interesting and important questions: is he right?; why do we have blogs on the CMS Ireland site?; does blogging waste time that could helpfully be used doing other, more constructive, more redemptive things?; how much of what we do in life…in any field…is about redemption, restoration and transformation?
Posted by Colin Corbridge on Mon, 02 Jun 2008
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Running
What about a marathon ?
Posted by Ken & Judith Finch on Fri, 30 May 2008
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Ugandan Hospitality
Recently we had a great evening with a friend from our church…
As we chatted we realised why he had so many young children at his house. AIDS has claimed many lives in Uganda and Samuel’s family is no exception. Some of his children have died leaving the grandchildren for Samuel and his wife to look after.
Posted by Ken & Judith Finch on Sun, 25 May 2008
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The Body of Christ is not one limb...
‘The Body of Christ is not one limb’, claimed 3-Rock Youth’s Greg Fromholz recently, while talking with CMS Ireland’s Regional Mission Partner for Europe, James Price.
Greg and James were discussing this summer’s Urban Soul initiative – which will see hundreds of Christian young people descend on the streets of Dublin from 1st-4th July.
If you want to hear a bit more of their conversation then click to listen in…
Fruit
Like life following Jesus in any country in any time, it’s not always easy and it’s not always obedience. When it is, the fruit-bearing isn’t always as clear or apparent as we might like it. But sometimes it is.
Posted by Jason and Louise Mehl on Thu, 22 May 2008
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Rory the Baptiser
Like many things I seem to end up doing, assisting in a baptism is somewhat stretching the ‘any other reasonable tasks’ part of my job description as a Medical Superintendent….but what a great way to spend an afternoon.
Posted by Rory Wilson on Sun, 18 May 2008
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Kenya Calling...
Two of CMS Ireland’s longest serving Mission Partners, Ronnie and Maggie Briggs, are preparing to return to Kajiado Diocese, Kenya at the end of May 2008.
Earlier this year Neil Brittain interviewed Ronnie to try and work out why he and Maggie were once again uprooting their lives to follow God’s call.
Mid-Africa Focus Night
A chance to get together, engage with what God is doing and be inspired to play your part in God’s mission at home and across the Mid-Africa region. Happening 2 weeks today!
Posted by Niall Manogue on Wed, 14 May 2008
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Member's Gathering Looks to the Future...
“The more I learn about mission, the more I realise that it’s not what we do to people that’s important, it’s what God does to us,” said Rev. Prof Rab Mollan at the recent CMS Ireland AGM in Dublin.
During his annual address as President of the Society Rev. Prof Mollan talked about his growing conviction that mission was often about “witness and evangelism in the rough and tumble of life,” and that his prayer was for CMS Ireland members to hold, “God’s kingdom in their sights and His mission in their hearts.”
