Intercession is not a Gift

Intercession is not a Gift

Can I say something controversial…? Intercession is not a spiritual gift. We tend to think of intercession in this way, but it’s not listed as a gift in any of the major lists of spiritual gifts in the New Testament. Romans 12, Ephesians 4 and 1 Corinthians 12 all...
Five Things to Pray for London

Five Things to Pray for London

Last week my church ran a prayer room where we prayed for our community in Raynes Park, south west London. At one point we had a group prayer meeting, and we prayed together for revival to come to Raynes Park… and by revival I mean seeing huge numbers of people coming...
London’s Slave Trade

London’s Slave Trade

Last weekend I went to West India Quay, a dock first built in London in 1802 to provide space for the slave ships that worked on the transatlantic slave trade. I’m currently doing the research for a biography of William Wilberforce, the great politician who led the 18...
City Prayer

City Prayer

One of the best books on city prayer is Informed Intercession by George Otis Jr. It suggests ways that we can turn general city prayer into strategic intercession that brings lasting Kingdom change to a whole urban landscape. How do we do that? How do we keep going in...
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