Recently in a conversation about when to baptise (paedobaptism or credobelievers’ baptism), one of the questions that came from a paedobaptist was: “What would you do about an adult with a learning disability?” The presumption seemed to be that this would be a barrier to baptism. It seems to align with a perception that credo-bapfists… Continue reading Baptism: What about those with a learning disability?
Category: Opinion
Were those demonstrations okay?
On Thursday, a terrorist attacked a synagogue on the Jewish holy day, Yom Kippur. On Thursday evening, Friday and Saturday, demonstrations went ahead against Israel despite the police and politicians appealing for them not to. A big concern regarding the regular demonstrations about Israel has been that legitimate protest about Israel’s actions in Gaza so… Continue reading Were those demonstrations okay?
You aren’t faithfully loving people by staying in a burning building with them
I’ve been desperately trying to think of a way that gets a message across with urgency. I’ve also been desperately trying to find ways to say that without offending friends. So several times I’ve come close to saying that you are not really providing for and protecting a flock by detaining them at a wolf… Continue reading You aren’t faithfully loving people by staying in a burning building with them
Approaching October 7th – some reflections on Israel Hamas and antisemitism
We are approaching the 2nd anniversary of the October 7th attacks by Hamas on Israel. Since then, Israel have been involved in an ongoing military attack into Gaza which started as an effort to free the hostages taken but has become more than that, an existential struggle to try and destroy Hamas completely. Here are… Continue reading Approaching October 7th – some reflections on Israel Hamas and antisemitism
If you don’t like the choice of Archbishop, remember the principles were conceded a long time ago
There are two primary reasons why conservative evangelicals within the Church of England might object to the new Archbishop of Canterbury. They may object due to gender and due to theology Let’s deal with them in turn. The gender issue is the more complex and in fact should be the lesser in importance. It’s important… Continue reading If you don’t like the choice of Archbishop, remember the principles were conceded a long time ago
What the reactions to the new Archbishop do tell us
Readers will be familiar by now with my own take on the change of personnel at the top of the Church of England. I don’t think it was ever going to make much difference because the issues we should have with the CofE go back further and down deeper than individual personalities. If you have… Continue reading What the reactions to the new Archbishop do tell us
Stand with Britain’s Jews because that’s the right thing to do … Not for any other agenda
Yesterday’s terror attack on a synagogue in Manchester was horrific. There have been so many warnings about the increased fear that Jews are experiencing. On Yom Kippur those fears became a reality. This attack didn’t come out of nowhere, as shocking as it was. I’ve written recently about racism and how word, symbols and marches… Continue reading Stand with Britain’s Jews because that’s the right thing to do … Not for any other agenda
How we talk about a possible revival may reveal something of our heart situation
How do you feel when you hear reports of what is being called a “Quiet Revival”? I’m sure there will be a variety of feelings and responses. Some of you will be feeling really excited at the moment because you are the ones seeing young men turning up seemingly out of nowhere. Others may be… Continue reading How we talk about a possible revival may reveal something of our heart situation
Disuniting the kingdom – who are you marching for?
On Saturday last week, an estimated 100000 people marched through London in a protest called “Unite the nation.” Quite a few Christian leaders have condemned the march as promoting intimidation and fear particularly towards immigrants and asylum seekers. I’ve seen quite a few responses from Christians who joined in on the march complaining that they… Continue reading Disuniting the kingdom – who are you marching for?
Myths and concerns about private Christian education
This is an article I published a few weeks back, as promised, having paused discussion, I intend to return to the subject. I have picked up recently on the debate about VAT being charged on private education which has had an impact on a number of Christian schools. Recently I engaged with this article in… Continue reading Myths and concerns about private Christian education
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