Author: faithrootsdw

Is Jesus “the true and better Tim Keller”?

Sam Allbery spoke at Tim Keller’s memorial service and made this remark. “Jesus is the truer and better Tim Keller.” It’s one of those immediately quotable and therefore tweetable phrases and so of course people have been tweeting it and reacting to it. Now, there’s a risk of reacting to something out of context and… Continue reading Is Jesus “the true and better Tim Keller”?

Relax, there’ll be bad news in the headlines again tomorrow!

Perhaps football is coming home after all but it will be the lionesses not the lions who bring home a football World Cup.  England’s defeat of Australia in the women’s world cup semi-final was immediately the top item on news bulletins. Not everyone was quite so overjoyed with football dominating the headlines.  Some people have… Continue reading Relax, there’ll be bad news in the headlines again tomorrow!

A discerning Church ( 1 Corinthians 4 )

Discernment is about making judgements about people and plans.  How we do it?  Well, contemporary society tells us that “the consumer is king.” It’s for us as customers to decide what is best for us, what we are worth, whether that’s about objects (cars, houses, TVs. Tablets etc), relationships or entertainment.  Saturday night TV invites… Continue reading A discerning Church ( 1 Corinthians 4 )

What Kind of Church? – A humble Church (1 Corinthians 1:18-31)

Remember when those rich and powerful Premier League football teams were outmanoeuvred and outplayed. Who’d have thought that a team costing just £50 million – the sort of money the big boys pay for one player these days could win the title.  That’s what Leicester City achieved only a few years ago. It’s almost as… Continue reading What Kind of Church? – A humble Church (1 Corinthians 1:18-31)

What kind of church? – A united church ( 1 Corinthians 1:10-17)

Jesus calls us to be one. Our love for each other is meant to be a witness to others but so often we fail in this. Churches end up being characterised by division, factions & tribalism. Christians create their own heroes. These might be national/international celebrity Christians or the go to people in the local… Continue reading What kind of church? – A united church ( 1 Corinthians 1:10-17)

Are we learning the right lessons?

Controversial head teacher Katherine Birbalsingh has been making waves again.  This time by writing about how staff at her school start work at 7am, with a Senior Leadership Team meeting scheduled in for first thing. A lot of people have reacted angrily to this and there have been a lot of comments about the implications… Continue reading Are we learning the right lessons?

What kind of Church? A gifted Church (1 Corinthians 1:1-9)

Introduction Packing for a journey – Who packs early? Who throws everything in the car at the last minute? Who just sets off thinking “it’ll all work out somehow?” Who is planning and checking to the last minute -double check the suitcase, making sure doors and windows are locked? Who is asking. “Will I have… Continue reading What kind of Church? A gifted Church (1 Corinthians 1:1-9)

Jeremy Marshall

Yesterday, we received the news that Jeremy Marshall had died.  I had the privilege of interviewing Jeremy for one of our Afternoon Tea Facebook sessions during the COVID19 pandemic. Although we didn’t get to meet in person Jeremy became a friend, someone it was a privilege to know as a brother in the Lord.  He… Continue reading Jeremy Marshall