The short and simply answer to what might be considered a silly question is “No.” But obviously for us to end up with such a silly question, Doug Wilson has been saying something silly. It’s worth having a look at what he has been saying as it gives us an insight into the kind of… Continue reading Is Doug Wilson right to say that women who refuse to marry, bear children and carry out domestic chores are turning after Satan?
Author: faithrootsdw
Questions that a grooming gang inquiry needs to address
I wrote recently about the “inquiry” that Rupert Lowe MP had undertaken into grooming gangs. I concluded my note by observing that a properly constituted, independent judge led inquiry is necessary to properly understand what has happened, what went wrong, why and what needs to happen to bring an end to this problem and prevent… Continue reading Questions that a grooming gang inquiry needs to address
Some apostles?
One of the big moves during my lifetime has been from a situation where it would be considered at best “fringe” to refer to some Christian leaders as apostles to it being fairly normalised. This came up significantly in my deep dive into Bethel, Redding. The New Apostolic Reformation has a particular view of apostles… Continue reading Some apostles?
Christ over multiculturalism and asylum
“Christ over all” says that it “Is a fellowship of pastor-theologians dedicated to helping the church see Christ as Lord and everything else under his feet.” Those are noble aims from a blog that says it comes from a “Reformed Baptist heritage”. With that in mind, I was saddened to see them publish this article. … Continue reading Christ over multiculturalism and asylum
Henry Nowak, conspiracy theories and the church
There is a saying that “A lie can be half way around the world whilst truth is still putting his shoes on.” I was reminded by that when reflecting on the political and social media reaction to the murder of Henry Nowak. First, go back to the original incident. There is an early example of… Continue reading Henry Nowak, conspiracy theories and the church
Do we need the King to be “Defender of the Faith”?
Here are some thoughts in response to King Charles’ decision to be the defender of space for all faiths.
The grace of the Bible’s teaching on divorce
Back when I was at a previous church, we met a particular pastoral situation when someone who had got divorced wanted to remarry. Unsurprisingly, the leaders held to a variety of views because there are a diversity of views among Evangelicals more widely. We didn’t want to just look at the individual case but rather… Continue reading The grace of the Bible’s teaching on divorce
The killing of friendship
This is a repost of a previous article from the old faithroots site. In his lament for Saul and Jonathan, David says of his friend: “How I weep for you, my brother Jonathan! Oh, how much I loved you!And your love for me was deep,deeper than the love of women!”[1] Some people have picked up on… Continue reading The killing of friendship
Signs and symbols of God’s presence
It might be tempting for some to skip over the next 15 chapters of Exodus. However, we should know better than to ignore a significant section of Scripture. It looks like we merely have a list of instructions here, building instructions, interior design instructions, clothing instructions etc. Yet, if we believe that all Scripture is… Continue reading Signs and symbols of God’s presence
Pastoring a church through the question of men and women in leadership
Perhaps one of the greatest challenges for local churches right now is navigating potential controversies around how to understand the role of men and women in the local church. This reflects, a polarising between those holding to complementarian positions and those holding to egalitarian ones. How in practice can we address this in a way… Continue reading Pastoring a church through the question of men and women in leadership
