Author Archive > andycottingham
don’t be distracted by the crunch
This year we have witnessed the death of a God. Not a particularly common event as it happens.
On our arrival back from South Africa in 2003 we were stunned by how the UK and presumably the US as well had become addicted to money. Every other advert on the TV was offering jaw-dropping sums for [...]
more books
With everyone trying to match the right present with the right person I thought I’d step in and help by recommending a book for Christmas.
Tim Keller’s excellent new book ‘The Prodigal God’ is, and I don’t say this lightly, probably the best book I have read this year. He looks at the parable of the [...]
unity & diversity
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is [...]
passion to plant
I was 11 years old when God filled me with His Holy Spirit. It was a profound and life changing experience. One of the lasting effects has been a passion for church planting. We spent much of our secondary school career discussing how we might accomplish this. It is one of the many reasons I [...]
esv study bible
Having just taken delivery of the new ESV study bible I thought I’d make my recommendation. It is an excellent study tool, thoroughly absorbing and informative. Having used the NIV study bible for many years and learned a huge amount from it my initial reaction is that this new study bible is significantly more useful!! [...]
books for christmas!!!
Just a quick suggestion for people who might be looking for Christmas present ideas. We’ve put together a recommended book list of titles we can really endorse. Follow this link to ‘Shelfari’ or enter this URL in your browser address bar http://www.shelfari.com/tcchoniton you can click on books you like and find them in Amazon.
Books are [...]
god is busy!!
Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.”
John 5 v 17
I wonder if you have ever considered the question, What is God doing?
I have recently been reading the story of Joseph which begins in Genesis 39. This must have been a question Joseph [...]
lay down your life
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
1 John 3:16
I had the privilege of attending the Newfrontiers prayer & fasting event this last week. There is always such a sense of God speaking during these times [...]
shaped by the gospel
1 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, [1] Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for [...]
