Most people celebrate Halloween on the 31st October but this day is also significant because it marks the anniversary of over 500 years since the Reformation started. What were the exciting fresh discoveries that motivated men like Luther, Calvin and Zwingli to challenge the corruption, abuse and superstition of their day?
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The US presidential election – how do you choose?
I’ve posted a couple of articles about the US Presidential election already and I’ll probably include a few more as we get closer to the 2nd November. Although I’m posting from Britain, I do get some US readers and there are of course some American citizens entitled to vote who live here (although they will… Continue reading The US presidential election – how do you choose?
“I don’t need no sauce on the word”
This tweet with media clip needs little explanation. Kanye West fantastically explains what expository preaching is and why we need it. For all of us preachers who are going to be tempted from time to time to be entertainers, it is worth hearing a strong exhortation from an actual entertainer that this is not our… Continue reading “I don’t need no sauce on the word”
The current Evangelical scepticism about science and modelling could do long term harm
There is a narrative that is gaining traction at the moment which runs along the lines that we are resisting an authoritarian agenda led by “The Science” and fed by dodgy models. From this perspective, attempts to model and forecast should be ignored as worthless trash whilst our efforts to control and defeat a pandemic… Continue reading The current Evangelical scepticism about science and modelling could do long term harm
The election that affects us all
Often it is those most affected by a decision who get the least say in it. Think about the London Mayoral election. The Mayor has been able to impose a congestion charge and also has powers over how the London Underground functions but who is most affected by those decisions? Well arguably it is the… Continue reading The election that affects us all
Is our approach to COVID-19 really that novel?
One of the claims that is doing the round at the moment is that not only is COVID-19 itself novel but that the approaches we have been taking to combat the virus are new. The argument is that suddenly we are using things like masks, social distancing and lockdowns to attempt to control a virus… Continue reading Is our approach to COVID-19 really that novel?
We’re all in this together
I love the story of Ruth in the Old Testament. Not so long back we spent a few weeks working through it together as a Home Group. The story is of a family who leave Bethlehem during a famine for Moab. It’s a story about economic migrants. They settle in Moab and the sons marry… Continue reading We’re all in this together
John Piper is right -the US Presidential Election is about character and pride first
John Piper has been raising eyebrows this week. In an article, he argued that pride in a presidential candidate is as dangerous and likely to cause death as having a president with a liberal attitude to abortion laws. The surprising thing is that this in effect puts him at odds with his generation and his… Continue reading John Piper is right -the US Presidential Election is about character and pride first
Child Food Poverty – when will we stop to ask what the actual problem is?
There is a point in a crisis where people are rushing around trying to act to deal with it and not thinking that they have time to stop, observe and think. They argue that this is because they think it is so serious. Ironically, all of their efforts to act suggest that they have not… Continue reading Child Food Poverty – when will we stop to ask what the actual problem is?
Inviting the wolves round for tea
The first Steve Chalke controversy seems such a long time ago now (there have been so many since). Chalke now complains that Evangelicals kicked him out of their alliance because he welcomed LGBTQ people into his church. That is a bit of a misrepresentation of the situation. The issue was never about welcoming LGBTQ people… Continue reading Inviting the wolves round for tea
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