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How do we solve the problem of politics in 2020 and beyond?
I believe politics is in big need of a reboot. I believe much of the Western world (but particularly the US and UK) is suffering. Take, for example, the division in society about issues like Brexit, Covid, Transgender, etc. These have all become highly politicised. You can understand why an issue like Brexit would be…
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Another scandal. We desperately need spiritual reformation
What can we learn after yet another prominent Christian leader falls to sexual temptation? Is there a problem in the way we preach the gospel? Here I argue that the church desperately needs another spiritual reformation. The preacher and evangelist Ravi Zacharias died recently. It didn’t take long after his death for reports of sexual…
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A Christian case for freedom
A case for why Christians should care about freedom and liberty – including free speech. This is a blog which has been brewing for some weeks now. I’m involved in various different formal and informal Christian networks. Over the last few months, I’ve seen a lot of information from Christian groups advising us about how…
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Perhaps Cuties is the wake up call we needed
Is the film ‘Cuties’ a wake up call for our society to recognise that we have a far deeper problem on our hands? Netflix have been accused recently of encouraging paedophilia because of the film Cuties. Cuties features 11-year-old girls dancing / twerking in a sexualised way. (Some people have defended Netflix on the basis…
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Physical Beauty and the Bible
Beauty is something you don’t often hear Christians talking about – at least, not the beauty of the human body. We often talk about the beauty of nature in creation, such as beautiful scenery or the beauty of the universe. But we rarely describe someone as beautiful. Why is that? And what does the Bible…
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Do evangelicals still believe in grace?
A few years ago, many churches celebrated the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation. The cornerstone of the Reformation was the rediscovery of the truth justification by faith alone, that is, we are made right with God solely through faith, by the grace of God. We are not accounted righteous through our own…
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Why is social media so toxic at the moment?
A lot of people are talking about how social media seems to have become toxic lately. Rachel Riley posted up on Twitter a poll earlier today: I had an interesting discussion the other day on Facebook about how social media has changed the world. It was sparked off by this article by the former Prime…
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Justice must be justice for all
The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. Proverbs 29:7 I’ve just watched this Triggernometry interview with Dr Ella Hill. She is a medical doctor and a grooming gang survivor. I think it’s a hugely important interview and I wish everyone would watch it, or at least the…
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Cancel culture: where did it come from and what can we do about it?
One of the things everyone’s been talking about (well, everyone on Twitter, which is not everyone, but still) over the last month or so is “Cancel culture” and what we can do about it. This has been rumbling on for a few years now, but the thing which seemed to cause it to erupt was…
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New City vs Heidelberg Catechism
I’ve just completed filming videos for each session (Lord’s Day) of the Heidelberg Catechism – all available on the Understand the Bible website. If you’re curious as to how it compares to the New City Catechism, I’ve just written up my thoughts on how they differ. Here’s the beginning: I have just uploaded the final…