I hate to break it to you, but – we are all going to die. Not of the coranavirus – well, not all of us, at any rate. Some will die of the coronavirus. Some will die of cancer. Some of us will die of old age, some will die Continue Reading
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New: Understand the Bible discipleship programme
I’ve previously mentioned my new project, Understand the Bible. I have been working hard on this for the past few months, and I am pleased to announce that I’ve just launched the new Understand the Bible discipleship programme, which is available on the website. “Discipleship” is a word which simply Continue Reading
Jonathan Fletcher, Steve Timmis and the danger of tribalism
As you may have seen in the news last year, Jonathan Fletcher, former vicar of Emmanuel church, Wimbledon, has been caught up in a storm over abuse – without going into all the details, see e.g. this article. Then, in the news last week, I read that Steve Timmis, CEO Continue Reading
Christians are not left or right (politically)
Over the last year or two I’ve got into YouTube: it has gradually become a valuable resource where you can access high-quality content. One of the channels that I’m subscribed to is Douglas Carswell – he is formerly the MP for Clacton (who achieved notoriety by becoming UKIP’s first MP Continue Reading
Will there be sex in the new creation?
A few weeks ago I read a post over on the Think Theology blog called “When I grow up” by Andrew Wilson. I often enjoy his articles and this was no exception. He quotes C.S. Lewis: I think our present outlook might be like that of a small boy who, Continue Reading
A few thoughts on the EMA and Conservative Evangelical Subculture
I’ve just spent three days at the EMA – Evangelical Ministry Assembly, organised by the Proclamation Trust. I very much enjoyed my time – it was wonderful and refreshing to be out of regular ministry for a few days, and to take some time to receive some encouraging Biblical input. Continue Reading
Evangelism and Love – two sides of the same coin
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and illness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to Continue Reading
Laura Bates, teenage boys and misogyny
Earlier on I read an interesting interview with Laura Bates, the founder of the Everyday Sexism website. (The interview itself is behind a paywall but you can register with the Times to get free access to a limited number of articles per month). The interview itself is pretty shocking: What Continue Reading
What’s wrong with mediums?
I’ve noticed that a lot of people where I live are into mediums. The local community centre runs a regular (or semi-regular) night with a medium coming in. Not long ago I saw a ‘psychic fair’ being advertised. I’ve seen friends on Facebook keen to have palm readings and other Continue Reading
Have we been doing evangelism (and discipleship) all wrong?…
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about evangelism and the challenges that the church faces at the moment. We live in days when most people know next to nothing about the Christian faith, and next to nothing about godly living and morality. People don’t know the Ten Commandments, the Lord’s Continue Reading