Yesterday I wrote responding to Nigel Farage’s claim that there had been a coverup concerning the Southport killer. In his haste to make political capital, Farage seems to have forgotten that the cause of tension at the time related to the false rumour that the attacker was an asylum seeker. The issue was not as… Continue reading Southport doesn’t mean that we are facing a new kind of terrorist threat
Category: Opinion
Southport, coverups and short term memories
Axel Rudakubana, the Southport attacker has now pleaded guilty to murder and to related terror offences. The terrorism charges relate to him possessing Ricin and having accessed Al Queda documents. We know at this stage that he had a long history of violence and an obsession with violence which meant that he had been referred… Continue reading Southport, coverups and short term memories
Why we should be speaking up for Bradford … And similar places
I wrote the other day in defence of my home city following some deeply unpleasant comments about the city and its recognition as City of Culture 2025. Now, obviously, a big part of my motivation was indignation at an attack on my home town. However I hope that I would have reacted similarly if it… Continue reading Why we should be speaking up for Bradford … And similar places
God’s perfect timing
In the second half of 2024 our church has been digging into some of the post exile Biblical literature. Specifically, we’ve been working through Haggai and Nehemiah. In the first book, God raises up a prophet to exhort the people when enthusiasm is flagging for the Temp le rebuilding project. In the second book, Nehemiah… Continue reading God’s perfect timing
A brief preliminary response to Evangelical Times on New Frontiers
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
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
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