Author: faithrootsdw

Don’t make the wrong distinctions when it comes to preaching and Bible studies

In this month’s Evangelicals Now, the editorial describes the visit of an elderly Welsh preacher as follows: He began his address by explaining the difference between a Bible Study and a sermon. If we recall it aright, he said words to the effect that, while a Bible Study is aimed especially at imparting information to… Continue reading Don’t make the wrong distinctions when it comes to preaching and Bible studies

John Piper and coffee in the sanctuary

The other day John Piper tweeted Now, Piper tends to tweet regularly, everything from Bible verses to pithy comments and his tweets range from the profoundly encouraging to the provocatively controversial. In that respect, he’s pretty much like any of us.  Some of his tweets can sound a bit grumpy from time to time.  My… Continue reading John Piper and coffee in the sanctuary

Is it really “just” cultural?

One of the pushbacks I’ve seen against the criticism of TGC’s decision to name its new projects after, at the time, living Christian leaders is that it’s a cultural issue.  The argument seems to be twofold.  First, that it’s just grumpy Brits who are raising concerns, as though that invalidates the concerns raised.  Secondly, that… Continue reading Is it really “just” cultural?

The problem with that Titanic illustration

I want to pick up an illustration which I suspect most of us from conservative evangelical backgrounds have used at some point (or something similar). Andy Prime uses it in a sermon on the Gospel in a new book. He gets us to imagine the scene in the aftermath of the Titanic hitting the iceberg. … Continue reading The problem with that Titanic illustration

Journey interrupted

We usually leap into the story of Abram in Genesis 12, however, he’s introduced in Genesis 11:27-32.  There, at the end of the list of descendants of Shem, following the scattering at Babel, we are introduced to Terah, the almost Patriarch. Terah has three children, Abram, Nahor and Haran, mirroring Noah’s three sons and Cain,… Continue reading Journey interrupted

Slave Trade whataboutery ethics

As someone with a particular interest in the history of the slave trade and abolition, I  was intrigued by this tweet about a different aspect to the story. We focus primarily on the trans-Atlantic Slave trade which saw black Africans trafficked to the Americas, Caribbean and Britian.  However, there was a history of Europeans being… Continue reading Slave Trade whataboutery ethics