We tend to emphasise that we are saved by grace alone so that we cannot boast in our works and this has tended to result in a dismissal or downplay of the suggestion that good lives here can affect our experience of eternal life and the extent to which we will be rewarded in heaven. … Continue reading Are there different levels of reward in “heaven”?
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Dreams about war -what they do and don’t mean
Christopher Wickland who identifies as one of the so called “patriot pastors” linked to Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom protest shared this claimed prophecy on Facebook today. I want to respond here for two reasons, first of all because I myself had a dream recently that seemed to touch on the same issue of “war”… Continue reading Dreams about war -what they do and don’t mean
Police intelligence and the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban
I see that a rumour is doing the rounds which seems to have originated from an unnamed source in the Guardian, that the reason for the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban at Aston Villa was not to do with the safety of Israeli and Jewish fans at the game but police intelligence that the fans… Continue reading Police intelligence and the Maccabi Tel Aviv ban
Christian Nationalism, National Christianity and Disestablishment
I’ve written a bit recently about Christian Nationalism and I distinguished a contemporary form of Christian Nationalism which in effect simply christens/baptises ethno-cultural nationalism from what I referred as Christian nation-alism, the idea of the nation having a Christian identity. One form of the latter involves having a national/established church as is the case with… Continue reading Christian Nationalism, National Christianity and Disestablishment
Can we still have Gospel partnership with Anglican churches (and what we actually mean by this)
I don’t think I can be much clearer than I have been in terms of my views about what Evangelicals in the Church of England should do, indeed, should have done a long time ago. It should be obvious to most now, that it is impossible to be an evangelical or a complementarian and remain… Continue reading Can we still have Gospel partnership with Anglican churches (and what we actually mean by this)
We cannot just gloss over Christianity’s antisemitism problem
Tim Dieppe of Christian Concern has written to the Spectator about antisemitism within Islam. Dieppe is responding to an article which talks about the theological underpinning of antisemitism in Islam and Christianity. As you can see, Dieppe’s argument is that the Quran contains significant examples of antisemitism whereas the Bible does not. I agree with… Continue reading We cannot just gloss over Christianity’s antisemitism problem
Before you start citing Enoch Powell please actually read his “Rivers of blood” speech
One of the rules of political debate on social media is that at some point, someone is going to mention Adolph Hitler. However, there is an even more specific rule, specific to the UK and to debate about immigration and multiculturalism. It’s that at some point, someone will announce that Enoch Powell was right and… Continue reading Before you start citing Enoch Powell please actually read his “Rivers of blood” speech
The deficient shepherd culture
Back the other week, I was talking to some Evangelical Anglicans about the state of the CofE. I explained to them the problem. With their “stay in” strategy that it leads to people thinking they have to stay when their evangelical vicar is inevitably replaced with a liberal. One response was to the effect that… Continue reading The deficient shepherd culture
Anti-Zionism, crowd safety -myths and the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban
In this article, I want to deal with two types of response to the Aston Villa decision to ban away fans for their game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. I’m dealing specifically with those responses here. I believe that the original decision was wrong, gives space to and rewards antisemitism but I’m happy to believe that… Continue reading Anti-Zionism, crowd safety -myths and the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban
More discussion on ministry pathways and training
Evangelicals Now have published two articles on ministry pathways and training recently. There’s this one by Clive Bowsher, Provost at Union School of Theology and this one by Carrie Sandom of the Proclamation Trust. Each article offers some helpful thoughts and reflection but also there are questions I would like to ask and challenges to… Continue reading More discussion on ministry pathways and training
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