Today is Remembrance Day and our focus as a nation is on remembering those who have suffered and sacrificed in war time. Remembering and not forgetting are important Biblical ideas too. This video is part of my Big Story series.
Category: Theology
Challenged
Jesus’ manner of arrival has put a cat amongst the pigeons. Ther authorities are increasingly determined to have him killed but also fear the crowds, so they seek ways to catch him out and either bring Roman justice or the wrath of the crowds against him. Read Luke 20:1-8 Jesus spends his time during the… Continue reading Challenged
“But the Bible was written in different languages to very different people”
I’ve been engaging with the question of Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone) prompted by this post by Aaron Edwards, or more precisely the follow on discussion on his Facebook page. The big pushback to Aaron’s original post was the claim that there wasn’t such thing as “Sola Scriptura” because Scripture itself doesn’t make such a claim.… Continue reading “But the Bible was written in different languages to very different people”
How was Sola Scripture possible before the completion of the New Testament?
In the discussion about Sola Scripture which I mentioned in my previous post, it was suggested that it wasn’t possible to talk about Sola Scripture back in the first century when Paul was writing to Timothy for two reasons, first Scripture wasn’t complete and secondly people were illiterate. Let’s deal with them in reverse order. … Continue reading How was Sola Scripture possible before the completion of the New Testament?
Sola Scripture
It’s the 31st October and I’m sat waiting for a locksmith to come to get us out of a bit of a jam, literally . As I’m waiting, I pick up on a Facebook discussion about “Sola Scripture”. Someone is arguing that this idea is nowhere to be found in Scripture. Well, I’m doubly struck… Continue reading Sola Scripture
How did ‘pietism’ end up as a dirty word?
If Puritanism has at times become an unfairly maligned “dirty word”, the same can be said of pietism. We frequently are told that there is this thing called pietism which is about individual piety and doesn’t care about society. However check out its roots, check out it’s influence on the Wesleys and the Great Awakening.… Continue reading How did ‘pietism’ end up as a dirty word?
Does Britain have a covenant with God?
In this interview, Christopher Wickland argues that England and indeed the whole United Kingdom has made covenants with God. The result is that if we have abandoned them, we are now under the curses of Deuteronomy. There has been a particular focus on the curse of a foreign people from far off coming to take… Continue reading Does Britain have a covenant with God?
Pastoral Care Training
I’ve been putting together some pastoral care training resources. I’ve now completed a set of videos. I’m hoping to develop some further resources, in particularly training notes and possibly some assessment resources. However, in the meantime, I hope the videos on their own will be of help. I’d love your feedback to help me to… Continue reading Pastoral Care Training
What isn’t consumed
When Moses is in the wilderness, he spots a bush on fire, the famous burning bush. However, it’s not the fact that a bush is on fire that gets his attention. This may well have been a normal sight for him. What really is the miracle there? It’s the fact that the bush itself is… Continue reading What isn’t consumed
Are there different levels of reward in “heaven”?
We tend to emphasise that we are saved by grace alone so that we cannot boast in our works and this has tended to result in a dismissal or downplay of the suggestion that good lives here can affect our experience of eternal life and the extent to which we will be rewarded in heaven. … Continue reading Are there different levels of reward in “heaven”?
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