Affinity have announced in a press release plans to set up a UK version of The Gospel Coalition. TGC describes itself as “ a fellowship of evangelical churches in the Reformed tradition deeply committed to renewing our faith in the gospel of Christ and to reforming our ministry practices to conform fully to the Scriptures. “… Continue reading Does the UK need The Gospel Coalition?
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Has Hamas changed?
On Sunday, I wrote about the six month anniversary of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. I repeated there my concern that Israel’s attempt to defeat Hamas by conventional military means in an urban area is likely to fail. We are already seeing the enormous cost of the conflict in Palestinian lives and wider suffering. At… Continue reading Has Hamas changed?
Why I responded to Matthew Parris’ Times article about euthanasia
Last week I wrote in response to Matthew Parris’ article in the Times where he argued that not only should euthanasia be legalised but that if this led to social pressure on the terminally ill and vulnerable that this would be a welcome thing. My article was published online by Evangelicals Now and I also… Continue reading Why I responded to Matthew Parris’ Times article about euthanasia
Gaza -six months after the 7th October
It’s now six months since that horrific morning when Hamas terrorists entered Israel and carried out a brutal atrocity, a violent spree of kidnap, rape, mutilation and murder. Israel’’s response was to launch an extensive military operation into the Gaza strip with two stated aims, the return of the hostages and the complete and permanent… Continue reading Gaza -six months after the 7th October
Tom Holland, Jordan Peterson and Gospel confidence
A couple of years ago, conservative evangelicals seemed to go crazy for two prominent secular authors/speakers operating at a popular level, Jordan Peterson and Tom Holland. Peterson’s star seems to have waned somewhat but Tom Holland remains popular and has been invited onto podcasts and to speak at evangelistic events, usually with a format that… Continue reading Tom Holland, Jordan Peterson and Gospel confidence
South Africa, Israel, genocide and a letter to the Government
This week, a long list of lawyers including barristers, solicitors and even some former Supreme Court judges signed an open letter to the Government, calling on it to act against Israel in response to accusations of possible or potential genocide. The signatories argued that measures should include the suspension of arms sales to Israel and… Continue reading South Africa, Israel, genocide and a letter to the Government
Responding to Matthew Parris on taboos and assisted dying
This article also appears in the April online edition of Evangelicals Now One of the concerns many of us have raised over the years is that legalised euthanasia (or assisted dying as it is now commonly described) would lead to increased pressure on vulnerable people to end their lives. We were laughed at for this… Continue reading Responding to Matthew Parris on taboos and assisted dying
Faithroots Feedback survey Spring 2024
I appreciate getting regular feedback from readers to gauge how Faithroots is going. If you have a few minutes, I’d appreciate it if you could fill in this survey
Church in a box
One of the key aims of Faithroot.com is to encourage and support church planting. I believe that a lot more of our church planting should be what we might refer to as pioneering. Rather than seeing a large church hive off 40 or 50 people with a staff team and budget, I believe we should… Continue reading Church in a box
Lessons from libraries
In Birmingham, 25 out of 35 public libraries are threatened with closure. I was thinking about this recently whilst reading this article by Steve Kneale on what Christians can learn from the death of the High Street. Steve mentions the challenge that libraries face too. I think there are some even more specific lessons to… Continue reading Lessons from libraries
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