When God tells Abraham to go to the place or land he is going to show him, Abraham obeys. This is despite all the challenges and obstacles that he faces. God has promised the land to him and his descendants, but he is old, without children and the land is already occupied. Not only is… Continue reading “Go to the land I will show you “-Abraham and God’s place
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The Case for Christian Nationalism by Stephen Wolfe- a review
I wrote earlier this week about Christian Nationalism and as promised here is a review of the most prominent book making the argument for it. Wolfe’s case can be summarised as follows. Humanity has two ends or purposes, an earthly one and a heavenly one. The first concerns life here and now with each… Continue reading The Case for Christian Nationalism by Stephen Wolfe- a review
Remembering my grandma on her birthday
Today would have been my Grandma’s 106th Birthday. She has now been with her Lord and Saviour for 12 years. Earlier this year as we watched the news that the Queen was dying and her family were hurrying to her bedside, I mentioned that this had brought back memories of a similar dash to Scotland… Continue reading Remembering my grandma on her birthday
God’s place – Eden
I’m continuing to explore the theme of God’s people living in his presence and picking up on the three themes that Graeme Goldsworthy and Christopher Wright both emphasise of people, place and rule. At the moment we are talking about place -about where God’s people are to dwell in his presence. In Genesis 1, we… Continue reading God’s place – Eden
The census results – is Britain a Christian country?
According to recent census reports, Christianity is now a minority in the UK. Those identifying as Christian has fallen below 50%. “Christians” are still the largest grouping at 46.2% with 37.2% describing themselves as having no religion at all and the rest being split between other significant faiths such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.… Continue reading The census results – is Britain a Christian country?
Christian Nationalism, Thomas Achord and the disturbing tale of an anonymous twitter account
The other day, I introduced the concept of Christian Nationalism and explained why it is such a dangerous idea. I’m currently working on a review of Stephen Wolfe’s book “A defence of Christian Nationalism.” In the process of this, I picked up on some further controversy which further highlights the dangerous and murky waters we… Continue reading Christian Nationalism, Thomas Achord and the disturbing tale of an anonymous twitter account
Wales v England: World Cup boycotts and the mote in our own eye
We’ve talked a bit in recent articles about the choice to boycott the World Cup by some people to protest the human rights records of Qatar. Cue jokes about the entire Argentinian team opting to join the boycott for the Saudi Arabia game. In my last article, I argued that if we are going to… Continue reading Wales v England: World Cup boycotts and the mote in our own eye
Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield and slavery
One of the most shocking things that evangelicals today discover is that some of the great heroes of the 18th Century Evangelical Awakening owned slaves, in particular George Whitfield and Jonathan Edwards. This is shocking because we associate the Evangelical Awakening with the campaign to abolish slavery with John Newton, John Wesley and of course… Continue reading Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield and slavery
The difference between superstition and faith
There’s a moment in Acts when the early church are caught on the hop by God’s ability to answer prayer. There are the believers, earnestly praying for Peter’s release from prison whilst Peter is knocking on the door because the prayer has been answered. Some of us, particularly from more western and conservative backgrounds can… Continue reading The difference between superstition and faith
On Human Rights, Down Syndrome and abortion: That devastating Appeal Court ruling against Heidi Crowter
Last week, the Court of Appeal ruled against Heid Crowter in her campaign to see the law on abortion changed. Currently, the law allows abortion after 24 weeks where a foetus has a serious handicap or Downs Syndrome. Heidi had argued that this discriminated against people with Downs Syndrome and therefore went against their human… Continue reading On Human Rights, Down Syndrome and abortion: That devastating Appeal Court ruling against Heidi Crowter
