Author: faithrootsdw

Electric cars, COP26 and the elephant in the room regarding climate change

Today at the COP26 (yes it’s still going) the focus is on switching to electric cars.  Dave Walker hs argued using his cartoon today that this is the wrong focus.  Switching to electric vehicles may prove costly, have its own environmental impact and not bring as significant benefits as we might hope for. He argues… Continue reading Electric cars, COP26 and the elephant in the room regarding climate change

Can I trust the Bible – a case study (Daniel)

Daniel 11 accurately describes the events surrounding the life of Antioches Epihanies -a Seleucid ruler between 175 and 163 BC. A lot of scholars therefore assume that Daniel was written around about 165BC many years after the events of Daniel’s life in Babylon and after the events he prophesied.  The claim is that history is… Continue reading Can I trust the Bible – a case study (Daniel)

Learning COVID lessons – Sweden and comparison tables revisited

I’ve seen two types of article about Sweden’s pandemic response over the past few weeks (as indeed I have throughout the pandemic). On the one hand, there are those who continue to argue that the Swedish approach demonstrates that we were wrong to bring in tough measures such as social distancing, face masks and lockdowns.… Continue reading Learning COVID lessons – Sweden and comparison tables revisited

Money, power and worship

I thought I’d follow up a little further on the question of VIP worship experiences. There’s been some helpful further conversation on the topic including this article from Steve Kneale. Steve comments: “Some have objected to the existence of a tour at all. How can we be using Christian music – especially of the kind… Continue reading Money, power and worship

Are we over-policing our language?

We are quick to complain about “political correctness gone mad” but do we Evangelicals have our own tendencies to a form of political correctness when policing each other’s language? Here are a few examples: “I’m going to church” “Don’t you mean that you are going to the building where the church meets in order to… Continue reading Are we over-policing our language?

When we are charging for VIP access to leaders then something has gone badly wrong

Over the past few weeks there’s been some promotion for concerts where you can go and see Christian worship leaders performing. We’ll come back to the question about performances and concerts shortly but what has particularly caught the eye has been the offer of priority and VIP tickets. First of all, VIP tickets were offered… Continue reading When we are charging for VIP access to leaders then something has gone badly wrong

“Crushed” (Expository Worship a worked example)

I mentioned in the last post about a song that we had started to sing at Bearwood Chapel a few years back. The song is called  “Jesus Thank you (The Mystery of the Cross).”  In the first verse, you have the line “You the perfect Holy One crushed your Son.”  Some people have expressed discomfort… Continue reading “Crushed” (Expository Worship a worked example)

COVID-19 update for church risk management 05-11-2021

Here’s the latest COVID-19 data to assist with decision making and risk assessment. We are now coming up to the end of the first week back from the main half-term break. I have said previously that it is possible that we might see some uptick in cases as school LFT mass testing resumes. So far… Continue reading COVID-19 update for church risk management 05-11-2021

Making Expository Worship happen

How can we encourage an appetite for Expository Worship?  Here are a few more thoughts. 1. Get people to look at what they are singing.  For example, before you sing a hymn, ask people to look at a verse – what stands out to them? Are there lines they like? Where are we getting this… Continue reading Making Expository Worship happen