Author: faithrootsdw

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?

Worldview Fiction

Gavin Ortlund recently asked on Social media the following question, whilst offering his own answer. Justin Peter’s another prominent American Christian leader responded with this acerbic  put down. I want to make a couple of observations about the conversation.  First of all, some people have been quick to point out that there are significant portions… Continue reading Worldview Fiction

When to use the H word (on calling brothers and sisters heretics)

Accusations of heresy are thrown around quite liberally at times.  This has been seen most pertinently in recent times in the dispute about Eternal Functional Subordination.  Some of those on the EFS side have been quick to presume that their interlocuters were slipping into heterodoxy and falling for modalism. However, the louder accusations have come… Continue reading When to use the H word (on calling brothers and sisters heretics)

On the frequency of dreams and visions in the early church

I wanted to pick up on something I saw in a recent article looking at the question of dreams and visions.  I’m not going to unpack the whole question of dreams and visions here except to say that I believe that these are available for Christians today.  As I’ve mentioned previously, we talk about God… Continue reading On the frequency of dreams and visions in the early church