In the Uk we have seen two recent votes in the House of Commons touching on the beginning and end of life. First, an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill intending to decriminalise abortion for women in the case of their own pregnancy will have the affecting of enabling unregulated abortion up and to… Continue reading The case for life (and against abortion & Euthanasia)
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Freedom to shoot your mouth off
We value Freedom of Expresssion/Freedom of Speech. It’s enshrined in our law as part of our human rights. It’s funny that this seems to be one of the few human rights that right wing/libertarian commentators seem to think should be afforded legal protection. Free speech is often presented in terms of the right to deliver… Continue reading Freedom to shoot your mouth off
If a “learned ministry” is important then what is it?
Josh Moody writes with a US Evangelical perspective in mind about the relocation of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School to Canada in Evangelicals Now. He observed that the relocation has provoked a significant discussion about theological training. It might be helpful for him to know that such a conversation has been going on, at least at… Continue reading If a “learned ministry” is important then what is it?
Two ways to live, two stories to live by
The tagline of this website is “What we believe affects how we live.”. A few years ago, a popular Gospel method was based on the idea that there are two ways to live. If both points are true then we might say that there is also two ways to believe. In fact, through history we… Continue reading Two ways to live, two stories to live by
Bad legislation makes for bad law
This is the first of a series of new videos responding to recent UK House of Commons debates and legislation on abortion and euthanasia.
The fruit of repentance
When the people came to John to be baptised, he insisted that they showed the fruit of repentance. When Jesus came to Zacheus’ house, he ensured that he give back to those he had defrauded and then to the poor. In Ephesians 2, we are told that we are saved by grace for good works.… Continue reading The fruit of repentance
Christians and assisted dying
Here are my notes for a workshop I’m doing with our church family tonight on the question of assisted dying. I’ll be publishing the detailed notes soon How do we make ethical decisions? What do we know about God? John 5:21 &26-27 What do we know about us (Humanity)? Genesis 1:26-27 What do we know… Continue reading Christians and assisted dying
How we live affects what we believe
The tagline of this site is “What you believe affects how you live” The opposite of this is true as well though. Our beliefs shape our thoughts, emotions, words and actions (at least if we are being consistent) but not only do those actions demonstrate what we are believing, showing the fruit but they can… Continue reading How we live affects what we believe
Evil, absolute evil and abortion
I thought it might be helpful to revisit the discussion about “absolute evil” and abortion to think through more carefully about how we think about things. As a refresher, the debate was as to whether the recent amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill removing reference to a other aborting her own child should be… Continue reading Evil, absolute evil and abortion
Bad legislation leads to bad law (responding to the votes on abortion and euthanasia
I’m planning to respond a little more to the recent votes in the House of Commons on abortion and the assisted dying bill, probably through a mix of articles and videos. Here’s a video looking at how the legal changes have been introduced
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