by Phil Stokes | Feb 5, 2015 | Discipleship, The Well General, Uncategorised
What are we talking about when we talk about money? In our series of teaching on fasting, praying, and giving, this month we are exploring giving. What does it means to build a culture of generosity and to grow in the art of giving? It has opened a reservoir of...
by The Well | Jan 27, 2015 | Discipleship, The Well General
From Andy Flannagan I am fascinated by the fact that the perfect man who was God needed to spend 40 days in the wilderness fasting and praying before starting his ministry. Surely he was already perfect? Was 40 days not taking it all a bit far? All this month at The...
by The Well | Jan 19, 2015 | Discipleship, Missional Communities, The Well General
Once a month we ask someone who is part of one of our missional communities to write a blog, through the lens of community life. Heidi Damon (from Cedar Community) is kicking us off. Richard Foster (author of the excellent Celebration of Discipline) states that ‘the...
by The Well | Jan 12, 2015 | Discipleship, The Well General
From Martyn Casserley… There used to be a phrase I heard often when I first became a Christian; ‘counting the cost’. It was usually delivered with serious faces, often nodding in a knowing fashion, when talking about people who were close to giving their lives...
by Phil Stokes | Jan 6, 2015 | Discipleship, The Well General
So, we’re starting the year thinking about fasting. It’s not exactly a big high to begin the year with, is it? Talk about a downer after all the fun of Christmas and New Year. My grumpiness probably tells you a lot about my current relationship with fasting. But let’s...
by Phil Stokes | Jan 2, 2015 | The Well General
To his disciples living in a world full of danger Jesus makes this remarkable statement; “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew 6) Of course, he has just introduced us to a brilliant...
