Sorry, I could not resist the word play. This is a guest post from Ryan Burton King (Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Wood Green) about a new film coming out over the Easter period. It looks well worth going to see “The King of Kings” is the first major cinematically released animated biblical film since The… Continue reading A “King’s” review of a film about the King of Kings
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Pastoral Care and Counselling : Avoiding the gear crunching shift to prayer
One of the things that people have shared with me which they find hard when seeking to talk about what they are going through and struggling with is the way in which sometimes, we can be too quick to dive into “let me pray for you.” Of course, prayer matters, of course the person’s biggest… Continue reading Pastoral Care and Counselling : Avoiding the gear crunching shift to prayer
What is fasting really all about? Should Christians fast or not?
We are just over a week away from Easter. In some church traditions, the period leading up to Easter is meant to be marked by fasting during Lent. Similarly, of course, Advent would have marked a period of fasting up until Christmas rather than an excuse for a daily chocolate! Now, I’m from a background… Continue reading What is fasting really all about? Should Christians fast or not?
God, eternity, time and relenting
One of the issues with current debates about impassibility and also immutability (that God does not change) is that we are trying to understand how the infinite, eternal God can relate to finite human-beings. One aspect of this is to do with how we can know God through the language we use about him. We… Continue reading God, eternity, time and relenting
Pastoral Counselling: Take them to God’s Word
The unique thing that Christians have to offer in pastoral counselling is not our experience or wisdom, nor is it the latest methodology or theories in psychology and therapy. I don’t want to downplay those things. We have much to learn from what we may refer to as God’s common grace and general revelation. However,… Continue reading Pastoral Counselling: Take them to God’s Word
Why you should get your pastor a work mobile
My friend Steve Kneale writes here about why pastors should have a burner phone. I want to endorse his recommendation with two tweaks. First, there is a simple solution to his concerns about how he might be perceived (I note he didn’t include ‘double agent’ as one of his possible professions), instead of talking about… Continue reading Why you should get your pastor a work mobile
Should Christians celebrate Seder meals on Maundy Thursday?
The document I refer to in the video from the Council of Christians and Jews can be found here
Let’s talk about God (analogy, metaphor and impassibility)
Ronald S Baines in “Confessing the Impassible God responds to Don Carson’s critique of some formulations of Divine Possibility by arguing that: “The grid through which the confessional doctrine is viewed is not selected apriori asfter which the Biblical texts are viewed through this preconceived lens.”[1] Baines objects to Carson’s suggestion that an arbitrary grid… Continue reading Let’s talk about God (analogy, metaphor and impassibility)
Does forgiveness require repentance?
There has been some discussion on social media this last few days about whether forgiveness requires repentance. In this video, I explain why I think it is necessary. I mention an article on the same subject by my friend Steve Kneale which you can read here.
When a leader falls, is their past teaching still valid?”
This was the title of Tom Forryan’s article in Evangelicals Now, part of a series of articles on Jude. Disappointingly, the article doesn’t answer the question, although it poses it in the text as well as the headline. Maybe that is due to the crucial section got cut in editing. The article’s focus is more… Continue reading When a leader falls, is their past teaching still valid?”
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