by Mike Reith on 29th July 2014
What have 'apostle', 'missionary', and 'disciple' got in common? They are all the names of minibuses that take African Christians to African churches - often in South London! Which is an interesting journey, given there are African churches in Dagenham those minibuses pass on the way to their church. So why do they go? [It's also worth saying they pass other minibuses shipping people IN to [...]
by Mike Reith on 2nd July 2014
It is fascinating meeting Muslims, great people. The blokes will talk about God at the drop of a hat; the women are open and friendly. And like Brits, it isn't a great idea to make them fit into one category. They aren't all sprouting beards and heading for Syria. Mostly they like it over here, and seem be settling in droves. And the younger ones speak Cockney better than I can (in a cute Asian-y [...]
by Mike Reith on 19th May 2014
"I'm an atheist". This was the response of a young man when I knocked on his door when he knew I was a Christian. It said 'we have nothing to talk about' - as if we came from 2 different planets. This is a common reaction. But atheism is also a faith. It has a view about God. It shapes our understanding of how we came to live here. It has implications on how we live life. As the young guy [...]
