My friend Steve Kneale wrote this article the other day arguing that if we are encouraging and offering theological training for men in the church, then we should also offer it for women too. Men and women should have equal access to this kind of training and education. All of that at first glance seemed… Continue reading Is my friend on the slippery slope?
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Why I talk about the things I do
I occasionally speak to people who are thinking about giving some form of blogging a try -either a written blog like this or some form of podcast or vlog (video blog) on You Tube. I thought it might be helpful for those of you considering this if I were to talk about why I blog… Continue reading Why I talk about the things I do
How do we enrich our preaching?
This is a follow up to my article about deeper theological and cultural engagement. Where and how do we start to do this? Well, personally, I want to argue that we start with our preaching. Not everyone will agree with me on this. There’s a big argument for providing other vehicles and contexts for teaching. … Continue reading How do we enrich our preaching?
Why Biblically rich cultural engagement may not be happening in our churches as much as we would like
I’m picking up on a theme from two sources. First, there is my friend Tim Suffield’s tweet that prompted my little survey the other day. Then there’s a recent book that has been generating a lot of excitement among conservative evangelicals “Biblical Critical Theory” by Christopher Watkins. The book, according to some of the most… Continue reading Why Biblically rich cultural engagement may not be happening in our churches as much as we would like
Why you should do long preaching series in the Old Testament
I am planning to do some teaching through 1 and 2 Chronicles soon. It will be appearing on the Faithroots Podcast and there may also be a few accompanying articles. My main aim is to provide an additional training resource for those using Faithroots to help equip them for urban mission and planting. However, I… Continue reading Why you should do long preaching series in the Old Testament
Does God “give and take away”?
This question got asked by a thoughtful person the other day. Are we right to sing “You give and take away” in the song “Blessed be the name of the Lord?” The line of course is drawn from Job’s response to his suffering (Job 1:21). But was Job right in his assessment. We know that… Continue reading Does God “give and take away”?
How well are we eating?
Not physical food but spiritual food. The question was prompted by these comments from my friend Tim Suffield. They link to an article he wrote, arguing that we need more parachurch institutions not less, especially when it comes to theological education and training. As it happens I disagree with Tim’s particular solution here but I… Continue reading How well are we eating?
Free from anxieties
In 1 Corinthians 7:29, Paul says “From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none.” What does he mean by this? Well, we know from the rest of the chapter that he cannot mean either that they should separate from and divorce their wives or that they should commit to… Continue reading Free from anxieties
Praying for Junior Doctors
I wrote about how we should think about and respond to the Junior Doctors’ strike on Friday last week. One crucial thing that I did not mention there is that whenever a particular issue or controversy arises, it should primarily prompt us to pray for those involved. A key player in the dispute is the… Continue reading Praying for Junior Doctors
Reading Proverbs
It’s quite rare to see a church preaching/teaching series on Proverbs. So I’m pretty excited that our church are going to have a mini series on the book and looking forward to hearing Chris and Rich introduce us to a fantastic and crucial Old Testament book. We did work through much of Proverbs at my… Continue reading Reading Proverbs
