I’ve seen a few social media posts, mainly from the US picking up on a parade in London being banned. The posts usually express outrage contrasting this “Walk with Jesus” being banned in case it offends Muslims whilst Muslim festivals and parades are allowed It’s important to be factually clear about this. The march is… Continue reading UKIP marching with Jesus
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Coming up … independent eldership
My friend Steve Kneale has a new book coming out very soon from Grace Publications. I’m looking forward to receiving a copy soon and will be reviewing it here when I do. What that means is that at this stage, I’ve not actually read the book, so of course it is possible that it could… Continue reading Coming up … independent eldership
What does it profit a nation if it gains (a very very tiny part of) the World and loses its soul?
Last night President Trump announced that he had a deal with NATO although we are still waiting to see if it is agreeable to the ones who matter, the governments of Greenland and Denmark. The president seems to make a habit of talking to the big guys and overlooking the little guys who actually have… Continue reading What does it profit a nation if it gains (a very very tiny part of) the World and loses its soul?
Heat, noise and quantity
I wonder what you particularly associate Faithroots with? Where do you think my time and attention goes. I’m focusing narrowly on the blog bit at the moment because that perhaps the most salient or visible. I suspect that this will depend upon where you are looking from. If you were to look at what… Continue reading Heat, noise and quantity
Happy New Year – hopes for 2026
A happy New Year and welcome to 2026 for all my readers. I can’t believe that we are over a quarter of a way into the century! 2025 has been a mixed year. We’ve experienced personal blessing, particularly seeing our girls officially join the family. We’ve also seen baptisms and people growing in their faith… Continue reading Happy New Year – hopes for 2026
Top Ten
Here’s the run down of of our top ten posts from 2025 starting at no 10. This year’s number 1 is ….
Review of the year, the blog
I use the Faithroots blog for a few reasons related to the overall aim of providing training resources for urban ministry. First, this is the place I get to share work in progress. Eventually a lot of what is produced here finds its way into e-book publications or aa courses on the training pages. It’s important… Continue reading Review of the year, the blog
Review of the year – training for urban ministry
It’s reached that time when we tend to look back and review the year that is coming to a close. Over the next few days I’m going to have a look back at the key themes we’ve been picking up on as well as the now traditional top ten of posts. However, Faithroots is primarily… Continue reading Review of the year – training for urban ministry
What should we do with the Quiet Revival!
There has been much talk of a “Quiet Revival” this year. But what about those who feel like this “revival” has passed them by? Here’s some thoughts and encouragement
Bondi Beach and an abomination of desolation
There was a certain dissonance about the way I picked up on the news today. We were setting up for our Carols by Candlelight service and there was much joking and laughing as we worked out where fairy lights and candles were going to go. I stepped out of the room to see a news… Continue reading Bondi Beach and an abomination of desolation
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