One response I saw from a senior Christian leader to the Krish Kandiah, Thought For the Day episode was that this wasn’t really a “massive Christian liberty or free speech issue.” Now over the years, prominent Christians and Christian organisations have been quick to announce that this or that issue was not only a matter… Continue reading The point about free speech is that you don’t get to pick and choose what the issues are
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Can we sing that? The challenge when choosing worship songs
Worship leaders have a challenging task when choosing songs for a couple of reasons. First, song writers may not always have thought through carefully the implications of chosen lyrics or the lyrics may even be influenced by what we might describe as at best “wonky theology.” At the same time, you are also trying to… Continue reading Can we sing that? The challenge when choosing worship songs
Flags
Most summers tend to produce a silly season story but increasingly in recent years that’s been linked to increased tensions around public order. This year’s story is about people putting up St George’s flags and Union Jacks on lamp posts. As is often the case people debating the matter seem to miss the big points.… Continue reading Flags
Godly offspring, Malachi, paedobaptism and large families
One of the popular arguments for paedobaptism is based on 1 Corinthians 7:14 which says: “4 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. Recently I’ve seen people attempt to… Continue reading Godly offspring, Malachi, paedobaptism and large families
Sharing your faith in the face of death, dying and bereavement
We have been working through a summer series about sharing Jesus with others at our church. One of the things we wanted to get across that this is about the whole of life and so we have picked up on a few examples of life circumstances and how to live for Jesus and speak for… Continue reading Sharing your faith in the face of death, dying and bereavement
It’s not persecution but nor is it neutral
The Public Space Protection Order in Birmingham city centre is not an act of persecution, it doesn’t target Christians because of their faith. However, I’d like to draw your attention to comments I made in an article about a previous situation. “Situations like this may be messier than anyone acknowledges. There may be genuine concerns… Continue reading It’s not persecution but nor is it neutral
Household baptisms, paedobaptism and the Onesimus problem
Why does Onesimus cause a problem for paedobaptists? Well a lot has been made in their argument of the descriptions of converts being baptised with their whole households. The argument is that it would run contrary to the culture for people to be only baptized if they repented themselves. Rather, we would expect them to… Continue reading Household baptisms, paedobaptism and the Onesimus problem
Don’t forget the teachers
It’s GCSE results day. If you or someone in your family are getting your results, then I hope you have got the results that you were hoping for and working for. I normally try and post something on results day with a focus on those getting their results. Primarily my aim is to encourage you,… Continue reading Don’t forget the teachers
Household baptisms, headship, corporate salvation and paedobaptism
A common argument for infant baptism is that in Acts, whole households are baptised and that must have included children. This has also been developed by some into the argument that the culture of the Bible was more corporate with a greater emphasis on fathers acting as heads of families so that it would be… Continue reading Household baptisms, headship, corporate salvation and paedobaptism
What I’ve written to Birmingham Council about street preachers, buskers and amplification
Dear …… I am writing concerning that PSPO for the city centre banning the use of musical instruments and amplification. I write as one of the pastors at Church Central North, one of the churches in Birmingham. We have members of our church involved specifically in Street Evangelism. I would want to first of all… Continue reading What I’ve written to Birmingham Council about street preachers, buskers and amplification
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