Category: Theology

How does God speak? (2) Special Revelation

Imagine that you are watching one of those old silent movies.  You are enjoying the different scenes.  You catch something of the humour, pathos, danger and heroics from the way the actors interact with each other and the scenery.  You watch their facial expressions.  You see the way that the landscape around them changes.  Suppose… Continue reading How does God speak? (2) Special Revelation

How does God speak (1) General Revelation

What is it? Christian theologians tend to talk about two types of revelation: General Revelation and Special Revelation. General Revelation captures that sense which we have already considered that everything God does discloses something of who he is. Three aspects of General Revelation have been suggested.  First of all, the whole of creation points us… Continue reading How does God speak (1) General Revelation

How can we know anything about God, us and this world?

The Pendulum of Rationality In our first article, we saw that our whole life, what we think, how we feel, what we do and say is influenced by what we believe.  We choose either to believe truth or lies about God, Creation, Humanity and New Creation.  So how do we know what is true?  Throughout… Continue reading How can we know anything about God, us and this world?

How Do You Know? -For Starters

A dirty word for a messy world This blog is for people living in a messy world (those were the opening words on the original faithroots site. I’m now reproducing those original articles).  The evidence of the mess is all around us.  I grew up towards the end of the Cold War and remember the… Continue reading How Do You Know? -For Starters

Training for ministry is not just about “what” but “who”

Over time, the pendulum swings back and forth in terms of what is considered a good education.  A few years back, schools were all about so called “child centred learning” where children were to be encouraged to explore and discover for themselves. Teachers were not “the sage on the stage” but “ the guide at… Continue reading Training for ministry is not just about “what” but “who”

Theological training -what is the standard we are looking for?

I’ve heard all kinds of analogies for theological training.  The one that sticks in my mind from those arguing for seminary training is the comparison to airline pilots. You wouldn’t want to be a passenger if the pilot had never been trained, had done the bare minimum or was learning on the job. Recently as… Continue reading Theological training -what is the standard we are looking for?

Faithroots Training – take a tour

One of my aims in starting Faithroots was to provide a teaching and training resource for those who wanted to dig deeper into aspects of Bible teaching, theology, practical pastoral care and leadership. I believe that there are a lot of people who would both welcome and benefit from further training for Gospel work but… Continue reading Faithroots Training – take a tour