Category: News

Heat, noise and quantity

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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

Top Ten

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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

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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

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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

Bondi Beach and an abomination of desolation

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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

The minefield of when a state provides religious instruction

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The Supreme Court has ruled that religious education provision in Northern Ireland was unlawful.  A child that did not share the Christian views of the syllabus was discriminated against by a syllabus developed by the Roman Catholic Church, Methodists and Presbyterians.  As it happens, there are probably questions I would have about such a syllabus… Continue reading The minefield of when a state provides religious instruction

Why do I debate with others online?

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A lot of what I post here consists of Bible exposition, theological writing and practical pastoral or ethical advice.  This reflects that my main aim here is to provide teaching and training resources for those who want to be better equipped, particularly for urban context ministry. I also comment on current affairs as this helps… Continue reading Why do I debate with others online?