Author: faithrootsdw

Fairies in the garden?

The Humanists UK have been circulating this meme again recently. It occasionally does the rounds. On the surface, it seems quite witty and clever. That’s no surprise, Douglas Adams was a clever, witty author.  However, not all that sounds clever is wise and well-reasoned.  This is one such case.  We can of course forgive Adams,… Continue reading Fairies in the garden?

Do Complementarians have a “slavery problem”?

This was an argument I saw made the other day on social media.  It’s not a new one -and in fact is one I’ve interacted with in detail before.  The argument runs as follows. Conservative Evangelicals rely on the household code that Paul uses in Ephesians 5.  However, Paul also includes a code for Slaves… Continue reading Do Complementarians have a “slavery problem”?

Is the royal soap opera about certainty rather than drama?

In response to my article about speculation concerning the Royal Family and the Princess of Wales, one question that came back was whether I was sure that the motivation was to create drama and soap opera.   Isn’t it the case that people need certainty in life and without God, they desperately need something to fill… Continue reading Is the royal soap opera about certainty rather than drama?

Make sure that you aren’t gagging God

I’ve joked that in my twenties, the most owned, least read book among my conservative evangelical contemporaries was “The Gagging of God” by Don Carson. It was Carson’s take on the problem with post-modernism/pluralism.  By denying the ability of anyone especially God to speak clearly, truthfully and finally, Carson argued that our world had sought… Continue reading Make sure that you aren’t gagging God

The Princess of Wales, conspiracy theories and the need for drama

What would you do if someone let you know that they were about to have major surgery and would need a significant amount of time off to recuperate?  You see, this is exactly what has happened with the Princess of Wales.  There was an announcement that she was going to have planned but serious abdominal… Continue reading The Princess of Wales, conspiracy theories and the need for drama

What about those who do not vote?

I’m planning to include a few articles here about voting and elections, given this is a big year for such things with an American Presidential Election and a General Election in the UK coming up. The recent by-election in Rochdale saw George Galloway win on 39% of the vote.  However, not only was this a… Continue reading What about those who do not vote?

The parameters of antisemitism

In a recent social media conversation about the affect that demonstrations were having on the Jewish community, one person asked me what  considered to be the parameters of antisemitism, in other words, how did I define it? I think the reasoning behind such questions is that the context  of the marches and demonstrations has been… Continue reading The parameters of antisemitism

What competencies are we looking for in urban planters/pastors?

One of my aims is to find potential urban church planters and then to support and equip them through training, mentoring and coaching.  Coupled with my concern to see new churches  or revitalised churches in communities where there currently isn’t much of a healthy gospel witness is the desire to see many more people equipped… Continue reading What competencies are we looking for in urban planters/pastors?