Sacred Musings
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A Christian response to the 'tradwife' movement
Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! The tradwife phenomenon is far from the Biblical pattern of marriage One of the most surprising things which has grown popular over the last few years is the ‘tradwife’ movement, which is about women who want to embrace the traditional feminine…
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How we can fight back
Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! We need to reclaim the family and reclaim the church Over the last few years on Sacred Musings, I’ve been exploring many of the things which have gone wrong in our society. It’s clear to pretty much everyone that things across…
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The West, Israel, and the Antichrist
Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! The danger of naivety about a Christ-less Western world Before Christmas I preached through the New Testament letter of 2 Thessalonians. It’s a very short letter — only three chapters — but the second chapter is a significant one, because it…
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When God shows up
Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! Christmas reflection on Isaiah 64:1-7 The other day my wife was telling me about an assembly at the school she works at. The teacher leading the assembly had told the children about the real meaning of Christmas – i.e. what it…
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Attack of the closet dogmatists
Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! Don’t believe people who claim the Bible is ‘unclear’… War is peace.Freedom is slavery.Ignorance is strength. These words are the motto of the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s famous novel, 1984. It introduces the concept of ‘doublethink’ — where a…
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Does Princess Kate's carol service have any good news?
Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! The tragedy of a Christ-less Christmas I have spoken several times over the last few years about my respect and admiration for members of the British Royal Family – notably the late Queen Elizabeth, and William and Catherine. I believe the…
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Catholicism and why the Reformation still matters
Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! We mustn’t ignore Protestant-Catholic differences if the West is to be reborn Those of you who have been around for a while will know that I am fascinated by the history of the Reformation. I’ve also been saying for some time…
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Behaviour management is not enough
Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! Schools need to teach a moral framework, not simply prevent disruptive behaviour Over the last few weeks I’ve been writing about education from a Christian perspective. In my previous post on this subject I looked at how Christianity shapes how we…
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Should we be concerned about Fascism?
Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! A few lessons from Reaching for the Stars by Nora Waln There has been a growing crescendo over the last few months of people calling Donald Trump a fascist. This is frustrating, yet depressingly predictable: it happened last time Trump was…
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Teaching Science from a Christian perspective
Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! How the Bible impacts the subjects we teach – Science In my previous post, I started to talk about the difference between secular and Christian education, and I talked a little about how that made a difference in science (quoting famous…