One of the questions that came up during the COVID-19 pandemic and has continued to be debated since has been over the extent to which the church should have complied with Government guidance and regulations. To some extent, the debate was about the extent to which Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2 applied in terms… Continue reading Questioning authority
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Did we miss a revival during COVID?
In a recent article, I picked up on the disappointment expressed by a number of people that they had longed and hoped for a revival to happen as a result of the COVID pandemic. The hoped that the existential threat of plague would move people to trust in God leading to spiritual growth among believers,… Continue reading Did we miss a revival during COVID?
Who is in the room and how does that shape the conversation?
I was reflecting further on the recent “Lesson learnt” Symposium on the Church and COVID and it struck me that one of the main lessons presented to us was unstated but highly visual for those who had eyes to see. You see, as I looked at my fellow panellists and as I watched the feed… Continue reading Who is in the room and how does that shape the conversation?
Embodied or virtual?
I would like to return to one of the big questions from the pandemic. What is embodied worship and does it really matter? As I wrote recently, there seemed to be an assumption in debates that there were those who cared passionately about Scripture’s injunctions to gather or assemble for worship, who believed that this… Continue reading Embodied or virtual?
The Father and the Son
What sort of Father? Some of us might find it hard to think of God as Father. It holds too many negative connotations. For some, it will bring them face to face with their own failings and inadequacies as dads and as men. You know that you have been the absent or impatient dad. Then… Continue reading The Father and the Son
God is love and God is Trinity
Mike Reeves opens his book “The Good God” with this comment: “God is love”: those three words could hardly be more bouncy. They seem lively, lovely and as warming as a crackling fire. But ‘God is a Trinity’? No, hardly the same effect, that sounds cold and stodgy.[1] But like me, Reeves is firmly convinced… Continue reading God is love and God is Trinity
Talking about God –starting in a surprising place
Lies about God lead to mess and destruction in our lives. So we will want to respond to those lies with truth in order to re-orientate and correct our view of what God is like. Where to begin? Now here’s the surprise: we’re going to start by talking about the Doctrine of the Trinity. That… Continue reading Talking about God –starting in a surprising place
The lies we believe about God
What we believe matters. Our behaviours and feelings, the choices we make – whether wise or foolish – are all linked to whether we believe truth or lies about God, Creation, Humanity and New Creation. We’re now going to look at what we should believe about God and see how that affects our lives. What… Continue reading The lies we believe about God
The COVID inquiry should have been narrower and more focused … here is why
I’m not sure that the current COVID public inquiry in the UK is proving to be very useful. So far, we seem to have discovered the following big pieces of information. I say “seem to …” because I suspect that like me you are thinking “but we knew that already.” AS I’ve commented previously, the… Continue reading The COVID inquiry should have been narrower and more focused … here is why
Love God, love the saviour -lessons from a typo
When reading through my article on a theology of risk, a friend spotted a fascinating typo. I had intended to write “One way in which I love God with my whole heart is by loving my neighbour as myself” Instead I’d written: “One way in which I love God with my whole heart is by… Continue reading Love God, love the saviour -lessons from a typo
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