On Friday, Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister resigned. The previous week, the Daily Telegraph had started investigating her purchase of a new home in Brighton. Rayner had divorced her husband but for the sake of her family both parties had continued to use the family home. However, Rayner had now purchased a property in… Continue reading Angela Rayner and a politician’s fall
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Marriage as witness to Christ and the Church
Here’s another of our videos looking at how we share our faith through our lives
Questions to ask in conversations about Federal Vision ideas, people and institutions in order to get clarity
Whenever I’ve commented on issues relating to Federal Vision and the people/places linked to it such as New St Andrews College, Douglas Wilson, Peter Leithart and James Jordan, I’ve tended to get a familiar set of responses back from others along the lines of: So, I find it helpful to ask these kinds of questions… Continue reading Questions to ask in conversations about Federal Vision ideas, people and institutions in order to get clarity
How do we determine integrity?
The Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner has resigned following the Ethics Commissioner’s investigation into her failure to pay stamp duty (tax on a house purchase at the right level. Have a look though at his words here. I don’t know what you make of this but I’m struggling to reconcile the two statements. One tells… Continue reading How do we determine integrity?
Are we failing to evangelise The Right ?
Aaron Edwards writes here about Evangelical attitudes to right wing politics and those on the political right. I have some sympathy in terms of the issue of attitudes. I grew up in Bradford in a solidly working class, staunchly Labour area. I ended up Conservative, partly as an act of rebellion! I joined the Conservative… Continue reading Are we failing to evangelise The Right ?
What about generational curses -can you inherit a demon?
In his forward to Deliverance by John Thompson, JohnMark Comer writes: “For over thirty years my wife lived with chronic illness. We saw every type of doctor we could imagine…Then we discovered a generational curse. Four generations ago, a shaman In Mexico City had been hired to curse the firstborn daughters of her family line.”[1]… Continue reading What about generational curses -can you inherit a demon?
The big story
It’s the start of a new academic year for those involved in school, college or university – parents, teachers and students. So for those of you who make use of faithroots for training purposes, it might be a good time to dig into a new course I’m going to run through the Autumn. We are… Continue reading The big story
Haunted: Demons in the House?
One of the things that has intrigued me over the years has been various accounts of suspected evil spirit presence in particular buildings. Some people have reported seeing phenomena or detecting the presence of evil in a place and some people practice deliverance ministry with regards to houses and buildings, exorcising spirits just as you… Continue reading Haunted: Demons in the House?
Pipelines and pathways: A response to “Strange Times: On (Not) Considering Theological Training”
My friend, Dan Strange of Crosslands has recently contributed to the discussion about ministry pathways and pipelines in the latest edition of Themelios. Here’s my response to the article which I shared with Dan via Facebook inititially. Thanks Dan, There is much that chimes here with things I’ve been saying for some time, not least… Continue reading Pipelines and pathways: A response to “Strange Times: On (Not) Considering Theological Training”
Lions, Lionesses and Narnia
One of the hot rumours about the forthcoming Narnia film is that Meryl Streep has been asked to provide the voice over for Aslan. This has led to further rumours and lots of controversy. Does this mean that Aslan will be female or possibly in some way transgender. If do how will that affect the… Continue reading Lions, Lionesses and Narnia
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