The controversy around #PartyGate continues to rumble on. The Metropolitan Police have begun their investigation. Last week, Boris Johnson was reportedly sent a questionnaire by the police. Well, I understand that he likes a quiz. Whilst we await the outcome, people continue to speculate about what the implications will be if the Prime Minister is… Continue reading Does it add up?
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Faithroots Survey
I’m running a little survey to help me hopefully serve you a bit better. This should be just a quick survey. Please take part and encourage others to take part too. Most of the questions are multiple choice and there is one that requires you to rank the options by dragging and dropping
Food from around the world wide web
Other blogs offer a weekly round up of articles available to read elsewhere. I’m not promising anything as regular or organised but I am planning to include occasional updates. This week you might want to have a look at Five reasons your current church attendance is not the new normal I agree with Thom Rainer’s… Continue reading Food from around the world wide web
Wars, rumours of war and Ukraine
In this week’s podcast, we look at the way we can pastor our congregations during times of crisis. Includes a look at Matthew 24
The cost of living and the cost of housing
As promised, I’m writing a few more articles about the Cost of Living crisis and so in this next article I talk a little about the cost of housing. You may have seen in the news that TV presenter Kirsty Allsopp has suggested that concerns about housing are overblown. She has argued that getting on… Continue reading The cost of living and the cost of housing
Should a Christian take anti-depressants?
One question I’ve seen raised so many times is about whether or not Christians should take anti-depressants. It’s fascinating because I rarely here the question asked about taking Ibuprofen, or going to the hospital to get your leg put in plaster if you break it. Yet, there seems to be some uncertainty about medication for… Continue reading Should a Christian take anti-depressants?
What is a church in Australia doing with a campus in London?
The campus pastors of Hillsong UK’s flagship Central London location announced their resignation this past weekend, an apparent sign of ongoing upheaval at the global evangelical network co-founded by Brian Houston https://julieroys.com/hillsong-london-campus-pastors-resign-ongoing-upheaval/ Reports Josh Shepherd on the Roys Report. The report picks up on the way, as with a number of high profile ministries, Houston… Continue reading What is a church in Australia doing with a campus in London?
Blest is the one whose bowels move
My friend Andrew Price drew our attention to an old Isaac Watts’ hymn recently. You will be relieved (pun not intended) to hear that it has nothing to do with bodily functions or IBS. Traditionally, when people referred to the emotions they talked not of the heart which was seen rather as the seat of… Continue reading Blest is the one whose bowels move
The cost of living crisis and the church
There was an old curse to the effect of “may you live in interesting times.” Well, we’ve certainly been living through interesting times! This is perhaps a shock to the system for millennials. We lived through a period of unparalleled peace, security and prosperity from the 1990ss. Yes, there were terror events including 911 and… Continue reading The cost of living crisis and the church
Post COVID church -survey update
Since we began to move out of lockdown I’ve run a few little twitter polls to try and get more of a feel for what is happening in terms of church life. These are quite small surveys and to some extent we shouldn’t treat them as scientific polls. However, they do give a feel for… Continue reading Post COVID church -survey update
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