Occasionally I get mailings or see advertisements for events that the organisers believe will be helpful for my wife. However, she cannot attend them, so they aren’t much use. Why? Well because those events are set up to run during the working day. I suppose that some ministry wives might be able to get some… Continue reading Is it a sin for a pastor’s wife to go out to work?
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You don’t have to apologise because I disagree with you
US pastor and writer Kevin DeYoung has been at it again, offending people on twitter. This time with this tweet. A lot of people have been quick to react, seeing something deeply heretical and offensive in the tweet. How, they ask, can Kevin say that we are fundamentally sinners when Genesis 1 says that we… Continue reading You don’t have to apologise because I disagree with you
Signed, sealed, delivered
How can we be sure that we have peace with God and are safe through and from judgement. Ultimately our assurance and security are found in what the New Testament teaches us about being justified with God (Romans 5:1-2). However, there are some important clues in the Old Testament pointing towards this. Read Genesis 9:9-17… Continue reading Signed, sealed, delivered
How do we relate to Anglicans and the Church of England?
The main protestant church here in the UK is the Church of England. Its status owes to three things. First its size, it is the largest, secondly its prominence, it is the established church and so, it’s what most people thinking of when they think about church and thirdly it has influence. The Church of… Continue reading How do we relate to Anglicans and the Church of England?
Dignity
Do ethics matter and where do Christians get their ethics from? Read Genesis 9:1-7 God’s blessing of Noah’s family mirrors the original Genesis 1 blessing as they are commanded to be fruitful and re-fill the earth (v1). In contrast to Genesis 2 where the animals were brought near to Adam to be named, God causes… Continue reading Dignity
Jonah’s type
In Luke 11:30, Jesus says: 30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. This was in response to demands for a sign by insisting that the only sign the people would be getting was that of Jonah.[1] The other Gospels flesh… Continue reading Jonah’s type
Sacrifice
Why did God choose to save Noah? When we read the description of him as righteous and blaeless, we might assume that it was because he was a better person than others, that it was down to his morality, his good works. Read Genesis 8:20-22 Having disembarked from the ark, Noah builds an altar. We… Continue reading Sacrifice
Does conservative theology and practice put off younger people from church?
One of the points of discussion arising from the articles about aging church demographics was whether conservative evangelical theology acted as a barrier, putting off young people especially where it clashed with their social values. One claim is that people might be drawn into evangelical churches because of the passionate focus on the Gospel or… Continue reading Does conservative theology and practice put off younger people from church?
Action
Noah has now been waiting some time for the end of the flood and to return to the land in order to start populating the earth again. How will he know when it is time to act? Read Genesis 8:6-19 Forty days after the mountain tops become visible, Noah opens up the window in the… Continue reading Action
Rumours of Revival
There have been some incredible reports coming from Asbury University in Kentucky of God moving in a powerful way starting at a chapel service. These reports describe people to come, stay, come back to an extended gathering where there has been praise, prayer, Scripture reading, preaching and testimony continuing over a number of days. Testimonies… Continue reading Rumours of Revival
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