Simon Jenkins wrote here in the Guardian recently about the sorry state of the Church of England. This has prompted some discussion about whether true reformation, renewal and revival of the Church of England (as opposed to within the Church) is possible. I may come back to talk about that specific subject but I want… Continue reading Disestablishing and re-establishing
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What are you wearing? Presidents, suits and fall outs
Apparently one of the things that upset some at the White House was that President Zelensky didn’t wear a suit. Interestingly, those people don’t seem too worried that Zelensky hasn’t worn a suit to other meetings with other world leaders. It’s a shame that Keir Starmer did not opt to forgo a suit when welcoming… Continue reading What are you wearing? Presidents, suits and fall outs
Jesus, empathy and pastoral care
Here’s a follow on from what I wrote here the other day, a #FaithrootsPodcast picking up on an aspect of the Empathy debate.
Responding to Trump and Vance’s car crash meeting with Zelensky
The scenes at the Whitehouse were disturbing yesterday. I was trying imagine the fall out if the UK prime minister had begun laying into an ally in the way that Trump and Vance layed into President Zelensky. I doubt that they would have survived long in post after such a miscalculation. Yet I’m also aware… Continue reading Responding to Trump and Vance’s car crash meeting with Zelensky
Where do you stand?
The Ukrainian situation has changed dramatically in the past few months. The rhetoric from Britain and America for most of the war has been that we stand shoulder to shoulder with the Ukrainians as they face down Russian aggression. However, since President Trump’s inauguration, it has been clear that the US sees itself as having… Continue reading Where do you stand?
Sinful desire, sin and tautology
Evangelicals Now are running a set of articles with John Stevens and Matthew Roberts engaging the concupiscence debate. I’m looking forward to reading them and hoping that there will be proper interaction rather than the talking past each other that so far has characterised the debate. I hope that Matthew will particularly engage with the… Continue reading Sinful desire, sin and tautology
We don’t talk about empathy no, no, no
You may recall a little hoo-ha a while back (I think it may have been a couple of years ago even when a prominent US Evangelical said that empathy is sin. I engaged with the issue here and here. Well Evangelicals Now have decided to rake up the issue again in this article. I hope… Continue reading We don’t talk about empathy no, no, no
Over hearers
How do you preach a book like Obadiah? The prophecy is one of judgement and it would be tempting to launch into a hell fire and brimstone denunciation of the congregation. But is that what they need to hear. Even if rebuke and challenge is needed, does Obadiah’s message properly fit? If you feel uncomfortable… Continue reading Over hearers
We aren’t going anywhere!
The other day, our life group had a conversation about “Somewheres and anywheres”. We asked the question: “how best can our church serve those who consider themselves to be ‘somewhere’ people.” One person who would not say they are a Christian at the moment responded. “Give us time.” They encouragingly said that they felt they… Continue reading We aren’t going anywhere!
School fees VAT is not persecution or discrimination
Apparently a group of private Christian schools are launching a judicial review against that government’s decision to impose VAT on school fees. They are arguing that they are being discriminated against because of their beliefs. One of the parties to the case says: As Christians, we believe that it is our duty as parents to… Continue reading School fees VAT is not persecution or discrimination
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