The New Apostolic Reformation

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My aim is to give a summary introduction to a term and a movement. I suspect that it is something we will be less familiar with in the UK, both the term and the concept.  However, we will be familiar with some names because people such as C Peter Wagner who was a key figure… Continue reading The New Apostolic Reformation

UKIP marching with Jesus

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I’ve seen a few social media posts, mainly from the US picking up on a parade in London being banned. The posts usually express outrage contrasting this “Walk with Jesus” being banned in case it offends Muslims whilst Muslim festivals and parades are allowed It’s important to be factually clear about this.  The march is… Continue reading UKIP marching with Jesus

An untested experiment? Tracing the Historical foundations of Christian Nationalism

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One of the arguments for Christian Nationalism is that it is simply historic Christianity as accepted and continued by the Reformation.   It is certainly true that for most of history,, Christianity has been afforded a special place in western culture referring to Europe and North America both through Catholic and Protestant influence.  We also see… Continue reading An untested experiment? Tracing the Historical foundations of Christian Nationalism

Independent Eldership (book review)

I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on my friend, Steve Kneale’s book “Independent Leadership” ever since he mentioned a little while back that he was working on something – and it hasn’t disappointed. What is the book about? Independent Leadership is part of a book series from Grace Publications called A people on… Continue reading Independent Eldership (book review)

An update on engaging with Christian Nationalism

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Regular readers will be aware of two things.  First that I spent a significant part of last year engaging with the topic of Christian Nationalism. You will also be aware that I hit the pause button on writing on the subject because I felt that I had probably contributed as much as I could at… Continue reading An update on engaging with Christian Nationalism

Staying true to your true love

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Our daughters, heavily influenced by Disney films are currently fascinated by the idea of knowing your true love.  Sometimes they will ask me who my first girlfriend was. Then they will nod wisely and say “but mummy is your true love.”  And they are right. 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 is all about discovering and staying faithful… Continue reading Staying true to your true love

Introducing Jesus: A study of Jesus and the Gospels with a focus on Luke’s Gospel

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One of the aims of Faithroots is to make theological training resources that are accessible. This is both about cost and about academic pitching and culture. So I’m pleased to be able to share this latest publication I think this will have two uses. First, for those who are looking for theological training, an important… Continue reading Introducing Jesus: A study of Jesus and the Gospels with a focus on Luke’s Gospel

NATO forces … Why Trunp is both right and wrong

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There is a lot of outcry at the moment, understandably, following comments Donald Trump made in an interview with Fox News at Davos. Trump claimed that NATO were unlikely to come to the US’ aid and in any case, the help of other countries was not needed.  He also claimed that those countries, implicitly including… Continue reading NATO forces … Why Trunp is both right and wrong

Small Christs

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This is a further reflection I had on Luke 21:7-9 and Jesus’ warning that many would come in his name…. It strikes me that whilst we may occasionally hear of people claiming to be Christ himself, these are usually considered mentally ill, deranged in modern society.  Some may be led astray into dangerous and abusive… Continue reading Small Christs