I note that Evangelical Times have published an article titled “Why I escaped from the so called Calvinistic Charismatics”. It is behind a pay wall so I’ve not been able to read the full article and offensive/ ignorant headlines of that kind are unlikely to persuade me to take out a subscription. I believe ET… Continue reading A brief preliminary response to Evangelical Times on New Frontiers
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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
The challenge of trying to get into others’ heads
If you’d clicked on the Evangelical’s Now website the other day then you will have been greeted with the headline “Bible believing evangelicals will vote for Trump.” It was the most prominent article on the page. E-N did offer the disclaimer at the end of the article that the newspaper does not endorse specific candidates.… Continue reading The challenge of trying to get into others’ heads
Training revisited
I recently exchanged some correspondence via Evangelicals Now’s letters to the editor with John Brand, the Principal of Edinburgh Bible College). You can read his original letter here, my response here and his comeback here. I was tempted to respond in detail and in fact, drafted something but realised there was little benefit in a… Continue reading Training revisited
Brephos, Keswick, accusation and accountability
I note that my blog articles about the Keswick Convention and Brephos get a mention on one of their follow up podcasts. The podcast is a discussion with Aaron Edwards and Regan Blanton King about whether or not it is necessary to continue to confront Keswick. The specific part of my own article picked up… Continue reading Brephos, Keswick, accusation and accountability
PS: Two postscripts on the Keswick/Brephos hoo-ha
Open letters Of the writing of “open letters” there seems to be no end! So, a few people have taken it upon themselves to write a public letter, claiming to be writing in a spirit of “all one in Christ Jesus” before joining in the insinuations that the Convention have aligned with the world against… Continue reading PS: Two postscripts on the Keswick/Brephos hoo-ha
Brephos, Keswick …and when things may not be quite what they seem
News of a little spat concerning the Keswick Convention has been circulating in the Christian media. It concerns a small, anti-abortion organisation called Brephos who organised what they refer to as a “public education” event to coincide with this year’s convention in Keswick town centre. It seems like their event caused a bit of upset… Continue reading Brephos, Keswick …and when things may not be quite what they seem
Talking up the threat (more reflections on responding to the riots)
I’m writing on Thursday morning. Last night there was a lot of nervousness about potential further riots and disturbances around the country. I’m encouraged that the night seems to have passed off fairly peacefully. I’m not sure though that I share the optimism of the media or Christian leaders that a far right mob was… Continue reading Talking up the threat (more reflections on responding to the riots)
How do we respond to the riots?
The last few days have seen a wave of violence across the UK. The trigger point was the horrific knife attack in Southport and murder of three little girls. We are seeing this stirred up with stories, rumours and blatant untruths circulated online and not helped by politicians’ comments. Passions are being inflamed. There is… Continue reading How do we respond to the riots?
An open response to an open letter in Evangelicals Now about training future pastors
This first appeared as a letter in Evangelicals Now here. Evangelicals Now have recently published an open letter from John Brand, principal of Edinburgh Bible College. It’s addressed to “church leaders training men for ministry.” Well, that kind of sounds like me, so I hope that John and EN will accept an open letter in… Continue reading An open response to an open letter in Evangelicals Now about training future pastors
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