Elton John sung “sorry seems to be the hardest word.” However, in my experience, “I forgive you” is often much harder, especially at the point where there has been no “sorry.” So when Erika Kirk said about Charlie Kirk’s murderer: “That man I forgive him.” That was hard. And others have found it still harder… Continue reading When Erika Kirk forgave her husband’s killer
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Christian nationalism and ethno-cultural nationalism
One of my concerns is that whilst we might have seen some Christian leaders speaking up and expressing concern about flags and marches, we still haven’t got people dealing head on with the underpinning ideology. I hope that this ideology is becoming clearer. If not it might be helpful to watch this video of a… Continue reading Christian nationalism and ethno-cultural nationalism
The dark side of flags and the left behind
I’ve shared a few articles looking at the summer phenomena of St George’s flags appearing on lamposts and being painted on roundabouts and zebra crossings. Recently I picked up on the link between flag protests and class perceptions. There is a tendency in some quarters to sneer at anything seen as associated with working class… Continue reading The dark side of flags and the left behind
A revival on the right? Responding to a muddled argument from Christian Concern
Paul Huxley has written for Christian Concern asking whether there is a genuine “right wing revival” by which he seems to be referring to a revival of Christian religion on the political right, rather than a revival of right wing politics, there may be something of the latter going on with Reform UK and the… Continue reading A revival on the right? Responding to a muddled argument from Christian Concern
Father and son… Witnessing through family
Finding the language to challenge political idols
One of the things I’ve noticed about Christian responses to flags appearing on lamposts, protests outside asylum hostels and the big Unite the Kingdom rally is that there has been a struggle to find out voice and get to the heart of what the issue is. There has been criticism of divisive and intimidating words… Continue reading Finding the language to challenge political idols
Reaching the right? What we are missing and a better way
One of the things that has concerned me this past few weeks is the confusion about how we reach people with the Gospel whose political views are labelled “right wing” or more precisely “far right”. There seems to be a take that you have got to go along with the political views expressed. I think… Continue reading Reaching the right? What we are missing and a better way
The power of singleness as a witness
Another way that we can share Jesus by sharing our lives
Why street evangelism matters and why we need to do more than just react to attempts to restrict it
Aaron Edwards has written here about “When the State bans Street preaching”. I agree with him that such a ban is possible and likely to happen, not so much through directly anti-Christian legislation but by action, as we are currently seeing in Birmingham in the name of public order and protection from nuisance. Now, I’m… Continue reading Why street evangelism matters and why we need to do more than just react to attempts to restrict it
“But we were there just to witness to the Tommy Robinson marchers”
One of those sermons that has stuck in my mind over the years (40 plus) is one my dad preached on the bit where those who settled West of Jordan built an altar to remind those in the east of their unity. The rest of the people mistook it for a UDI. My dad’s refrain… Continue reading “But we were there just to witness to the Tommy Robinson marchers”
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