If COVID-19 has highlighted one thing, it is our ability to spot the wrong in others. We read a newspaper report about crowds on a beach and we notice with disgust that someone has gone to that beach, expecting that they would get to be there and enjoy it for themselves, missing the irony that… Continue reading No place for excuses or hypocrisy (Romans 2:1-11)
Category: Theology
#SummerReallyIsComing
At the start of Coronavirus I talked often about how we may be going through a winter season of shutdowns and lockdowns but summer was coming. There would be a day when things would change, when the virus would recede and we would be able to break lockdown. #SummerIsComing I said. Well, summer came and… Continue reading #SummerReallyIsComing
Can systematic theology cross cultures?
I’d like to engage briefly with a comment from missiologist Eddie Arthur’s blog. The statement forms part of some notes Eddie jotted down listening to a discussion on Evangelicalism and the Majority World. The majority world church needs to develop its own language to express gospel truth. “I long for the day when we will… Continue reading Can systematic theology cross cultures?
The Challenge (Genesis 3)
At this point, all looks well. God has created a good creation, fit for purpose. Humans live in that Creation, enjoying a garden paradise under God’s rule and blessing. They are responsible for caring for and ruling over creation. Then things start to go wrong The Enemy The Serpent’s cunning (v1). The snake is introduced… Continue reading The Challenge (Genesis 3)
Why the COVID Vaccine or a possible vaccine passport probably are not the mark of the beast
In a dystopian world, Gill Bates, tech multi-billionaire and founder of UberTough, the IT giant, has designed a vaccine that will alter your DNA, this mark will be inserted into your arm (close to your hand right) and to prove you’ve had it, you will also have to have a digital passport based on facial… Continue reading Why the COVID Vaccine or a possible vaccine passport probably are not the mark of the beast
Revealed … suppressed (Romans 1:16-32)
What is the mission of the local church in the city? A lot of churches if asked that question will talk about sharing the love of Jesus, being salt and light, showing compassion etc. But what dies it mean to be salt and light, what does it mean to show the love of Jesus? Those… Continue reading Revealed … suppressed (Romans 1:16-32)
Beasts, Dragons and a COVID vaccine passport
What if someone with a lot of wealth, tech no and power, maybe someone with a name like Gill Bates was able to get a vaccine into you that changed your DNA? What if the authorities insisted we had a digital passport to prove we had been vaccinated or tested. Isn’t that like the mark… Continue reading Beasts, Dragons and a COVID vaccine passport
Join us for Faithroots Live on Wednesday
Once again you are invited to our Faithroots Live day. The aim is to provide some more in depth teaching and training for those who would appreciate it but for various reasons might not be able to access traditional theological education. All are welcome and it’s free of charge. Join us at 9am for devotions.… Continue reading Join us for Faithroots Live on Wednesday
The Garden (Genesis 2:4-25)
Introduction We now get what many scholars take to be a second and possibly contradictory creation account.[1] By the way, I think it is unlikely that someone would just stick two contradictory accounts side by side: common sense tells me that. There are also good reasons found in the text itself for rejecting that suggestion… Continue reading The Garden (Genesis 2:4-25)
The Beginning of the Story (Genesis 1:1-2:3)
The story of Creation starts right at the beginning of the Bible. The stage is set, the main characters introduced and we begin to read about who God is and what he is doing in time and space. In Genesis 1, we are told that God creates the world over a 7 day time frame.… Continue reading The Beginning of the Story (Genesis 1:1-2:3)
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