The UK Government have recently announced their latest proposals to reduce immigration into Britain. It’s worth noting that over the past 14-15 years, or even further back politicians from across the spectrum have announced that they have a sure fire plan to get net migration back down to the tens of thousands. The current proposals… Continue reading Another fine immigration mess
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Is peace in the Middle East still possible?
The recent Israeli-Hamas war has again raised the question about whether a true and lasting peace in the region is possible. There are two elements to the question right now. First of all, Israel’s objective in this current conflict is the elimination of Hamas with the hope that this will enable her citizens to live… Continue reading Is peace in the Middle East still possible?
On banning teaching children about religion until they are 18
You see all kinds of fascinating insights into society’s thinking on social media. Recently I saw a post on Threads (the Meta/Facebook alternative to Twitter) which argued that children should not be taught religion until they are 18. Specifically, they were observing that this is something China seeks to enforce and identifying it as a… Continue reading On banning teaching children about religion until they are 18
The distracted inquiry
It has been intriguing to pick up on the reporting of the UK’s COVID inquiry. Now, obviously what the media pick up on tends to be the sensational stuff, they are less likely to be interested in technical reporting about decision making. However, they are still reporting on things that have been given airtime in… Continue reading The distracted inquiry
The Egalitarian Compass
The other day, I shared this article, attempting to map out the different complementarian positions. I thought it might be helpful to begin to attempt something similar with Egalitarianism. Now, I’ve not got as far yet as creating the equivalent map or compass, perhaps that will come later but to start with, I hope that… Continue reading The Egalitarian Compass
Mary did you know?
This is part 3 of the Faithroots Podcast Advent series
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The answer to judging
Our church have been working through the book of James recently through Sunday sermons and discussions at our life groups. We recently came to James chapter 4 and the strong instruction not to judge one another because that is to place ourselves as judges over God’s Law. This led to a good question “If we… Continue reading The answer to judging
Who judges?
God’s grace is seen as our pride is removed and we are brought to a place of humility? So what does this humility look like in practice? James now answers that question. All of this links in to the theme of being slow or cautious to speak. A look at the text (Read James 4:11-12) … Continue reading Who judges?
Did some of us really believe that embodied worship doesn’t matter?
I’ve mentioned a few times, that just as there’s a public inquiry seeking to learn lessons from the COVID pandemic, so too, there would be benefit for something similar for churches to help learn lessons from that time too. So, I’m pleased that Affinity are going to attempt something, of course this will not be… Continue reading Did some of us really believe that embodied worship doesn’t matter?
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