If you drop in here, regularly, then you’ll be aware that my primary focus is on encouraging urban church planting and mission. I contribute to this by: Finding and connecting potential planters to one another and to places Providing on-line teaching and training materials with a particular focus on equipping those who would not be… Continue reading Can you support the work?
Author: faithrootsdw
Esther, fact or fiction?
I was chatting with my dad the other day about the book of Esther as he is preparing to lead some Bible studies on the book. We were talking about some of the challenges of studying and teaching through the book. One of the questions that gets raised is about the type of literature that… Continue reading Esther, fact or fiction?
Facing Depression
A few years ago, I was completely knocked flat by depression. Whilst at the time, it seemed to come at me from nowhere, in fact, the warning signs had been there for some time. In this little video series, I talk about what depression is, spotting the warning signs, understanding the causes, trusting God through… Continue reading Facing Depression
Cassandra’s lift
This week’s #FaithrootsPodcast. Here we look at a scenario where a male member of a house group consistently offers the same woman a lift home -and you’ve been asked to speak to them about it.
The jaw dropping prayer
I read this little story at the start of an article the other day: In South Carolina, a pastor entered the worship service one Sunday morning and his jaw dropped. There sat a family that had belonged to every church in town, and had torn each one up. The only church they’d not joined was… Continue reading The jaw dropping prayer
Is God giving us a second chance? And will we take it?
In the 1950s and 60s, the UK invited people from around what is now the Commonwealth to come to Britain to help the post war rebuilding effort. Many came from the Caribbean. Their experience however upon arrival was of intense prejudice and rejection. Guest houses put up signs saying “no dogs and no blacks”. Sadly,… Continue reading Is God giving us a second chance? And will we take it?
Freedom
So here it is, the lates teaching resource from Faithroots. Freedom is an E-book introducing you to Paul’s letter to the Galatians. The book includes: An introduction to the letter, it’s authorship, dating and original audience. Some background to particular themes, issues and controversies relating to the book An overview of the book Devotional commentary… Continue reading Freedom
A COVID inquiry for the church?
The UK government has set up an inquiry to learn lessons from the COVID pandemic. Much of the focus in the media seems to be on whether or not we’ll get to read Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages but the true purpose of such an inquiry is not to focus on people and personalities, not to… Continue reading A COVID inquiry for the church?
This is Paul signing off
We are coming to the end of Paul’s letter. If he had leapt quite abruptly into the challenging stuff at the beginning without the extended prayers, thanksgiving and commendations we get used to with his other letters, it also finishes fairly abruptly without the personal greetings we find in other letters such as in Romans… Continue reading This is Paul signing off
Longevity is not the same as faithfulness (and why grace matters)
A friend of mine frequently points out the nonsense of saying that something has “stood the test of time”. It’s not really a test that tells you anything more than that the specific thing has been around for a long time. As Christians, we rightly value faithfulness and this does mean that believers, leaders and… Continue reading Longevity is not the same as faithfulness (and why grace matters)
