Kim Leadbeater will introduce a bill into Parliament on the 16th October which if passed will legalise euthanasia or giving doctors permission to supply lethal drugs to enable their patient to take their life. The Prime Minister has indicated that he is pleased to see parliamentary time given for this. As things stand, it looks… Continue reading Please say no to the “assisted dying” bill
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Pastoring the grieving: walking with a family when the decision comes to end treatment
I’ve been sharing a few articles about how we pastor people through bereavement. In a previous article, I wrote about walking with a family through a coroner’s investigation and inquest process. In that article, I alluded to the fact that the time leading up to death may not be straight forward. When it comes to… Continue reading Pastoring the grieving: walking with a family when the decision comes to end treatment
Are we really at a turning point for women in ministry?
Paul Smith has written an article for Evangelical Times claiming that the Evangelical Church is at a turning or tipping point when it comes to men and women in ministry. He has also participated in a podcast discussion with the editor Mike Judge. The article is behind a paywall so I’ve not been able to… Continue reading Are we really at a turning point for women in ministry?
Attracting men to church
My wife sometimes tunes into a certain Christian radio station when driving. She reports that the other day, she was listening in when the presenter introduced a topic of conversation “There are far fewer men than women in the church, why do we fail to attract men and can we come up with creative ways… Continue reading Attracting men to church
Two wrongs don’t make a right. A look at two muddled responses to the Israel-Hamas-Hezbullah conflicts
Every so often I get a spike in readers looking for specific articles. This particular spike coincides with outbreak of conflict in the Middle East and this seems to cause a lot of interest, especially from US quarters concerning what I’ve written about Israel, prophecy and end times. Israel’s recent incursions into Lebanon, the targeting… Continue reading Two wrongs don’t make a right. A look at two muddled responses to the Israel-Hamas-Hezbullah conflicts
Pastoring the grieving: walking with a family through a coroner’s and inquest process
One almost inevitable responsibility and privilege for pastors is to walk with church family through bereavement. I’ve been starting to put together some materials helping church leaders to think through and prepare for pastoring church members through bereavement. I write having been both sides, having both pastored church members when they came to the point… Continue reading Pastoring the grieving: walking with a family through a coroner’s and inquest process
Every soul held captive by depression?
There seems to be quite a few worship songs at the moment which pick up on the theme of healing and declare it specifically in relation to depression. Quite why this is happening I’m not too sure. Why the focus on depression and anxiety but not on other illnesses? Perhaps it’s just that people are… Continue reading Every soul held captive by depression?
Why I disagree with aborted foetus shock tactics
One of the thigs that kept coming up during recent controversy about abortion campaigns was the way that images of foetuses was used. CBR UK/Brephos made a big thing of how Christians or members of the public should not be offended by an image of a living foetus in the womb as displayed at Keswick. … Continue reading Why I disagree with aborted foetus shock tactics
The three books you need to read first
This is the next part in our Bible Communications video training. WE talk about exegesis when it comes to accurate reading and interpretation of Scripture but there are two other “books” you need to “exegete” as well.
On hospital visits
This tweet is doing the rounds at the moment. I must confess I found it rather hit and miss. Such is the risk with prescriptive advice listed out on social media. To be sure, the general principles about sensitivity to patient, family and staff are well worth keeping in mind. Basically the advice could be… Continue reading On hospital visits
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