Papua New Guinea amended its constitution identifying itself as a Christian nation earlier this year. I’ve recently been asked what I make of this and whether or not I can commend it as a good thing. This is really a concrete example of the hypothetical question “wouldn’t you rather have a nation that is built… Continue reading Is it a good thing that Papua New Guinea has declared itself a Christian Nation?
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What prophecy is not …
I appreciate that readers will come here from a variety of positions. Some of you will be from conservative/non charismatic backgrounds, cessationist even. Don’t of you will be more Pentecostal/Charismatic. Personally I come from what might be best described as a charismatic place. This means I believe in prophecy and it is actively encouraged in… Continue reading What prophecy is not …
Doug Wilson and understanding the past to better understand the present
Murray Campbell has written recently about people in Australia beginning to get interested in Doug Wilson. I want to pick up here on one specific thing he says in the article: As a quick aside, the Doug Wilson who was preaching and teaching some useful and valuable ideas a decade ago is quite different from… Continue reading Doug Wilson and understanding the past to better understand the present
Who are the marginalised?
A look at the question of what it means to be marginalised and outcast with particular reference to the recent Unite the Kingdom rally. We look at this in the light of Luke 15.
The problem with worship culture and how we can be counter cultural
I recently wrote about decisions regarding what songs we should sing. I originally focused on decisions about lyrics but then was asked about how we respond to questionable sources, what do we do if the song comes from a writer/church with an iffy theology. That’s an important question. However, the issue goes deeper. As I… Continue reading The problem with worship culture and how we can be counter cultural
Is C4M right to insist that religious marriages must be preceded by or include a civil/legal agreement?
The Coalition For Marriage have put forward a proposal requiring there to be a civil ceremony prior to or during a religious ceremony and to forbid religious ceremonies from taking place without the legal bits being in place. Now, I must admit that my first reaction was surprise that the Coalition For Marriage was still… Continue reading Is C4M right to insist that religious marriages must be preceded by or include a civil/legal agreement?
But what is a woman – what is it that you want to identify as?
One striking debate moment in one of Charlie Kirk’s videos was when he asked someone to define what a woman is. The person said, “a woman is someone who identifies as a woman. Kirk rightly pointed out that this wasn’t a definition. You see it still leaves open the question. “But what are they identifying… Continue reading But what is a woman – what is it that you want to identify as?
Please don’t stay silent …one further reflection on that Robert Jenrick comment about Birmingham
I have to admit that I can no longer get too worked up about politicians saying the kinds of things that Robert Jenrick said about Handsworth yesterday. It’s power for the cause for politicians to engage in dog whistle politics. More concerning is that they use the dog whistle approach because they expect it will… Continue reading Please don’t stay silent …one further reflection on that Robert Jenrick comment about Birmingham
The Bible and immigration/ asylum
I recently saw a comment from someone to the effect that the big challenge with the current migrant/small boat crisis is a lack of Biblical teaching on the subject for the church. I agree that there needs to be more careful Biblical discussion and teaching but we also need to be aware of some pitfalls… Continue reading The Bible and immigration/ asylum
Integration, ethnicity and our responsibility ,- responding to Robert Jenrick
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has got himself into a spot of bother making comments about Handsworth, an area just down the road from us in Birmingham. He was caught in tape observing that he did not see a single white face there and went further by identifying this as an example of failure to… Continue reading Integration, ethnicity and our responsibility ,- responding to Robert Jenrick
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