Any church can expect to have people holding to a range of views in it. You might expect people from different theological backgrounds, there might also be specific disagreements on issues from when and who to baptise, what songs to sing accompanied by what instruments and then there may be a range of ethical and… Continue reading How do leaders help the church family to work through differences?
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Holding tightly or holding lightly
Pick up something that is valuable to you. I worry that at this point many of you have reached for your mobile phone. Whatever it is, grip it tightly in your hand. What would happen if you were to hold onto it that tightly for a long time? Well, I expect two things would happen. … Continue reading Holding tightly or holding lightly
Yet Christ -word order and finding our focus in Scripture
Word order in Greek and Hebrew matters. It tells you where the emphasis or focus is. What is the priority. So, here’s something fascinating. We are familiar with Romans 5:6 which says “For, while we were yet sinners, at just the right time, Christ died for us.” It’s a fantastic verse. However, get this. The… Continue reading Yet Christ -word order and finding our focus in Scripture
Is pastoral counselling homework helping or hurting?
Casey McCall has picked up on and adapted the title of Stephen Corbett and Brian Fikkert’s book “When Helping Hurts” to talk about “When Helping hurts in pastoral counselling.” His main point is that pastoral counselling does more harm than good when those seeking it confuse it with therapy. To some extent I want to… Continue reading Is pastoral counselling homework helping or hurting?
What unites us?
It is rare to find a church that is completely homogenous in terms of beliefs and traditions. My own experience of leadership has been in churches where people have come from all kinds of backgrounds, reformed, Baptist, Brethren, Anglican, Pentecostal, charismatic, cessationist, young earth creationist, old earth/theistic evolution, egalitarian, complementarian etc. There’s a good chance… Continue reading What unites us?
Romans 5:12-14
Another “how much more” is coming up. The intent is to point us to the uniqueness and greatness of Christ. The “therefore” here links us back to the point that our boast is solely in Christ alone. Jesus is set up as one, crucial man in comparison to the previous man, Adam. The point is… Continue reading Romans 5:12-14
Is the King in residence?
It has been reported that not only will King Charles stay at Clarence House rather than moving fully into Buckingham Palace but also, the Prince of Wales intends to remain at Windsor even when he becomes king. Personally, I can’t help but wonder if this is a mistake. I’m sure that their PR advisors have… Continue reading Is the King in residence?
Questions for TGC-UK
My most recent article for Evangelicals Now asks the newly launched The Gospel Coalition-UK some questions. I write as a critical friend of The Gospel Coalition and of the individuals/groups involved in TGC-UK. You can read the EN version here and you will also see that Graham Nicholls has kindly provided a response. Reports suggest… Continue reading Questions for TGC-UK
Just relax! The best answer to the question “what’s my purpose?”
Have you noticed something. God makes the world, he evaluates it as good, he makes man and woman in his image and commissions them to work. Then he rests. Indeed, the sense when you look at the Law in Exodus 20 is that this isn’t just about God resting, it’s about hi instituting a Sabbath… Continue reading Just relax! The best answer to the question “what’s my purpose?”
What has the Trinity got to do with public theology?
I was watching a YouTube interview recently where the interviewee, a theologian, argued that people aren’t really talking about The Trinity or other doctrines, especially outside of the Church. That’s why he and others are more focused on other cultural and political issues. However, I wonder if he is right? Surely a robust doctrine of… Continue reading What has the Trinity got to do with public theology?
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