I recently responded to Rhys Laverty’s article in Evangelicals Now which suggested that perhaps the UK was becoming ungovernable. This kind of narrative is becoming more common place. Indeed the more excitable among our Christian Nationalist friends have been talking up the prospect of civil war. I have two main concerns with the narrative. First,… Continue reading Ungovernable? (Part 2).
Category: ethics
Preacher or protestor?
A note on recent news about a pastor/preacher’s conviction for preaching the Gospel in an abortion buffer zone. We need to be clear about a couple of things. 1. The conviction isn’t about freedom to preach the Gospel. It’s about actions within a buffer zone perceived as intended to intimidate those going to a clinic… Continue reading Preacher or protestor?
Are we ashamed of being complementarian?
“Hi. I’m Dave and I’m a complementarian.” There are some kinds of theological labels that feel like they need to be confessed in some quarters in the same way that you might own up to being an addict. The implication of course is that the label identifies something that you should be embarrassed about, a… Continue reading Are we ashamed of being complementarian?
Desire and temptation: Essays on the concupiscence controversy
I’ve recently published all my articles on the debate around whether desire and temptation are sin in one e-book. Here’s the introduction to that volume. This little book started life as a series of articles for Faithroot.com in 2024. At the time a little controversy had begun to brew in conservative evangelical circles. Technically the… Continue reading Desire and temptation: Essays on the concupiscence controversy
Is it divisive to say that you shouldn’t march under Tommy Robinson’s banner?
Back in the aftermath of the first big Unite the Kingdom rally and at the time when there was a lot of attention on Christian Nationalism, Aaron Edwards wrote an article asking “Is Tommy Robinson welcome in your church?” I wrote in response to the question here. At the time, some of Aaron’s article was… Continue reading Is it divisive to say that you shouldn’t march under Tommy Robinson’s banner?
Are we ungovernable?
Is Britain ungovernable? It’s a suggestion that I’ve heard increasingly in response to Keir Starmer’s current troubles. Those making the argument will also point to the quick succession of Conservative Prime Ministers in the past 10 years. This last decade has seen 4 Conservative Prime Ministers and 1 Labour. Is the problem that the people… Continue reading Are we ungovernable?
Stuck in the middle: How Sam Allberry has taken flak from both sides of the debate
One of the intriguing and saddening things about the Sam Allberry case, is the way in which he has come under fire from both the theological right and the left. I’ve dealt with previous posts with the attacks from the right. However, this from the theological left came up the other da in a comment… Continue reading Stuck in the middle: How Sam Allberry has taken flak from both sides of the debate
Desire and Temptation
Back in early 2025, there was a heated debate amongst reformed evangelicals. Some were quick to insist that not only our thoughts, words and actions but the very root desire and temptation itself were sin. Not only that but they were confident that anyone who disagreed was in, or at least in real danger of… Continue reading Desire and Temptation
Reform’s Detention centres proposal is nonsense .. intentionally so
You may have seen the proposal by Reform UK to put asylum centres in Green voting constituencies. There has been outrage at this but it is worth remembering before you join in that this is their intention. Why is it nonsense? If feasible it would affect voters from all parties. It is likely that seats… Continue reading Reform’s Detention centres proposal is nonsense .. intentionally so
Zac Polanski, The Green Party and antisemitism
Go back just under ten years and people were gradually beginning to raise concerns about the emergence of antisemitism in the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn. A number of Jewish MPs began to talk about their negative experience of what they considered to be racist and bullying behaviour. A number of defences were mounted at… Continue reading Zac Polanski, The Green Party and antisemitism
