Simon Rennie
Oct 254 min read
To Blog or Not to Blog?
I once was wisely told by a fleeting mentor, early on in my now decades of discipleship, a helpful tip when in a boring prayer meeting....
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Simon Rennie
Aug 1810 min read
Mind Your Language
"The writing of many books is endless, and much study wearies the body." Ecclesiastes 12:12. I haven’t written a blog in quite a...
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Simon Rennie
Mar 272 min read
Frustrated. Guilty. Ashamed.
A new book from Simon Rennie. While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his...
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Simon Rennie
Feb 248 min read
Do It Again
Did I read somewhere that this month marked the first anniversary of the Asbury revival? For just over two weeks an almost endless...
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Simon Rennie
Jan 318 min read
BREAK DIVIDING WALLS
or, Why Does Our European Thinking Limit Our Ministry? Compartmentalisation is a very long word – can you spell, it? I’ve often used the...
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Simon Rennie
Dec 7, 20235 min read
Led Zeppelin & Worship Leading III
The third of three blogs. I started to be given two-hour worship slots. Led Zeppelin regularly did two-hour concerts. They’d start with...
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Simon Rennie
Dec 6, 20236 min read
Led Zeppelin & Worship Leading II
The second of three blogs. Welcome back, so, after last time, let's start with another question, When did we start grafting portions of...
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Simon Rennie
Dec 4, 20235 min read
Led Zeppelin & Worship Leading
The first of three blogs. Okay, let’s try and get this down on paper. I’ve probably only mentioned this on two previous occasions to...
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Simon Rennie
Nov 9, 20236 min read
7/7 THE SOUNDTRACK TO MY CHARISMATA
As I said in post 5/7 The Kingdom Strikes Back, it was often said by his friends that Godfrey Birtill was writing the soundtrack to the...
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Simon Rennie
Nov 8, 20235 min read
6/7 LIVE FROM NEW YORK
A few months ago the phrase ‘ Charismata VI – Humanity’s Flaws ’ came to mind. I understood the notion of Charismata I, II and III , the...
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Simon Rennie
Nov 1, 20236 min read
5/7 OUTRAGEOUS GRACE
Welcome to Charismata V – the Kingdom Strikes Back Pentecostal-Charismatic spirituality had often been criticised by observers for being...
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Simon Rennie
Oct 28, 20239 min read
4/7 EVEN SO COME
So, we’ve looked at the first three waves of the Holy Spirit shaping, reforming, and renewing His church in the twentieth century, the...
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Simon Rennie
Oct 24, 20237 min read
3/7 JUST LIKE YOU PROMISED
If you’ve read my previous blog , I can start this one by saying, 'it was now the evening after the night before.' I was midway through...
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Simon Rennie
Oct 20, 20238 min read
2/7 WILDWALL
From the believers that brought us Pentecostalism, the Charismatics, riders of the Third Wave, the Word & Spirit Movement, the Toronto...
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Simon Rennie
Sep 26, 20232 min read
1/7 CHARISMATA VI - AN INTRODUCTION
Why Charismata VI ..? Well, I've been pondering the Charismatic-Pentecostal waves, movements, bandwagons, et al, over the last century,...
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Simon Rennie
May 6, 20232 min read
Time for a RESET | re-issued
Originally, I wrote, 'As the church begins to emerge from Lockdown, it's time to fix our eyes afresh on Jesus - the author and perfector...
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Simon Rennie
Apr 17, 20233 min read
The 10-40-40-10 Train
I first heard this illustration from a friend many many years ago, so I’ll give him a shoutout in recognition – cheers Neil. Is this idea...
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Simon Rennie
Mar 15, 20234 min read
Lent - space to ponder?
I’m deliberately avoiding doing a Lent blog. However, as we’re hurtling towards Easter, I thought I’d do a blog on New Year resolutions!...
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Simon Rennie
Jan 19, 20235 min read
Be Unequally Yoked!
Now there’s a controversial title. Though I must apologise, if you’re single and eager to discover my insights, you’ll be sorely...
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Simon Rennie
Jan 5, 20235 min read
We Three Kings
Not the Magi. The three kings I’m thinking about are, Saul, David and Solomon. Often thought to be the first three kings of Israel;...
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