At the back end of last year I responded here to this article by Matthew Roberts. I note that Evangelicals Now also included an editorial comment in support of Roberts’ piece. Now the editorial offers some suggestions for things to include in your worship services and these are all good suggestions. However, the editorial has… Continue reading Presence or preference?
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Donald Trump, Venezuela, Nigel Farage and bad ethical arguments
Overnight, the US launched a military attack on Venezuela and seized the president and his wife. They have now been indicted in a New York court on charges related to narco-terrorism (flooding a country with drugs in order to attack it). For background, President Maduro succeeded Hugo Chavez but has never been recognized as legitimate. … Continue reading Donald Trump, Venezuela, Nigel Farage and bad ethical arguments
Do AI worship songs count as worship?
Before Christmas there was some conversation among our life group about whether or not singing songs produced by AI counts as worship. To answer that question, I think we have to answer two further questions. The first is “What is an AI song?” The second is “What is worship?” What is an AI song? We… Continue reading Do AI worship songs count as worship?
Literacy and why oral theology can go deep
I love reading. I grew up with books starting when my sister came home from school and decided she would teach her younger brother to read. My wife is an English teacher who became passionate about reading when a teacher gave her “To kill a Mocking bird”. This means we have a vested interest in… Continue reading Literacy and why oral theology can go deep
Happy New Year – hopes for 2026
A happy New Year and welcome to 2026 for all my readers. I can’t believe that we are over a quarter of a way into the century! 2025 has been a mixed year. We’ve experienced personal blessing, particularly seeing our girls officially join the family. We’ve also seen baptisms and people growing in their faith… Continue reading Happy New Year – hopes for 2026
BPAS, and sex selective abortion
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has claimed that it would not necessarily be illegal to have a sex selective abortion i.e. because you wanted a boy due to cultural reasons and discovered that you were expecting a girl. They say on their website: “No. The law is silent on the matter. Reason of fetal… Continue reading BPAS, and sex selective abortion
Top Ten
Here’s the run down of of our top ten posts from 2025 starting at no 10. This year’s number 1 is ….
Disconnected? A response to Matthew Roberts Evangelicals Now article on corporate worship
One of my pet frustrations at the moment is the propensity for Christian journals and magazines to produce articles where the author makes a pronouncement about the sins of the church at large. We are told about what the churches are lacking. There are two problems here. First that the author is quick to presume… Continue reading Disconnected? A response to Matthew Roberts Evangelicals Now article on corporate worship
Review of the year, the blog
I use the Faithroots blog for a few reasons related to the overall aim of providing training resources for urban ministry. First, this is the place I get to share work in progress. Eventually a lot of what is produced here finds its way into e-book publications or aa courses on the training pages. It’s important… Continue reading Review of the year, the blog
Review of the year – training for urban ministry
It’s reached that time when we tend to look back and review the year that is coming to a close. Over the next few days I’m going to have a look back at the key themes we’ve been picking up on as well as the now traditional top ten of posts. However, Faithroots is primarily… Continue reading Review of the year – training for urban ministry
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