Bear with me, I’m about to step into a potentially explosive minefield. If there’s anything that is likely to cause a lot of heat on social media it’s someone writing about how people dress and act. A little while back a pastor went on a bit of a rant about women wearing yoga pants (leggings… Continue reading Women and men – are there responsibilities the other way?
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Build this house
This week’s #FaithrootsPodcast on 1 Chronicles 17. Arks, Temples, Priests and Kings in a post exile Judah Key dates 721BC fall of northern kingdom to Assyria 597BC exile to Babylon begins 587BC Jerusalem falls to Babylon/Nebuchadnezzar 538BC Cyrus proclamation and return from Exile begins David’s idea (v1-2) Concern for the ark of the covenant Nathan… Continue reading Build this house
Regression – Galatians 4 overview
Paul develops the theme of Law’s temporary responsibility by fleshing out the image of a guardian that looks after the young child. During childhood, it is impossible to tell the difference between children and slaves, both are restricted, both under compulsion, both unable to make decisions for themselves. In other words, prior to the coming… Continue reading Regression – Galatians 4 overview
The Truth about Cats and Dogs
This was the opening illustration and title of a series of talks I did for a church on the weekend away several years back. I asked the question “What is the difference between cats and dogs”. There are two answers. The first is : When you welcome a dog into your home, feed it, provide… Continue reading The Truth about Cats and Dogs
Brothers and sisters in Christ
I want to spend a bit of time here talking about how men and women should relate to one another in God’s family and I specifically want to put the focus on how men relate to women. Regular readers will know that I’m a complementarian. This means that I believe that men and women are… Continue reading Brothers and sisters in Christ
The Death of the local church?
John Benton writes: “The truth is that there is now a marketplace of churches. This marketplace stretches across denominations and church ‘brands’. People are quite willing to switch and travel long distances. Churches are in competition for members. “Market forces are in play and that being the case, sadly, it seems that a number of those… Continue reading The Death of the local church?
Scripture, sovereignty and suffering: Where might that conversation with a rabbi have gone?
Remember my aborted conversation with the Rabbi. The dilemma that was put to him was that if God had done the great deeds recounted in the rest of Torah building up to the point in Deuteronomy when the people are about to enter the land of Canaan, then why do does it fall onto the… Continue reading Scripture, sovereignty and suffering: Where might that conversation with a rabbi have gone?
Guilt, Grace and Forgiveness
I‘ve found, when I’m preaching, that when I touch upon the subject of guilt, something resonates. I pick up on it subjectively as I sense people’s attention being grabbed and as I watch body language and facial expressions. I pick up on it objectively as the level of feedback picks up! So guilt seems to… Continue reading Guilt, Grace and Forgiveness
Efficiency is not everything
The BBC reports that the NHS has been rated as top when it comes to efficiency. Now, that is perhaps a helpful qualifier for when you see those reports describing how the Health Service is underfunded compared to other countries. For example, this report argues that if our spending had kept pace with other European… Continue reading Efficiency is not everything
Preaching around
I mentioned the other day the debate about whether or not you should reuse sermons. The assumption there is that you will get a lot of your preaching experience from going to various different churches, perhaps a different church each month for six months and then visit the same churches again the following six months.… Continue reading Preaching around
