It wasn’t quite what I expected to wake up to this morning but I had a notification of an article linking to one of mine on my blog. The link was from quite a big name Christian writer and blogger. Should I be flattered to receive attention. Well it seems not. As you can read… Continue reading Well that escalated quickly (A response from ‘the middle of the road’)
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burial or cremation?
Writing about metaphorical burial the other day got me thinking again about questions around literal burial. Specifically, there is a question that comes up from time to time about whether burial or cremation is better and indeed, whether the latter is even right for Christians to consider. Now, in the end, it is worth remembering… Continue reading burial or cremation?
Another reason why we cannot say “different Gospel, same God”
I’ve been writing recently about the way in which preaching a different Gospel means you end up with a different God. There can be two reasons for this, either the distorted version of the Gospel leaves us with a distorted perception of what God is like or we have started with a distorted view of… Continue reading Another reason why we cannot say “different Gospel, same God”
Once more with feeling: A further response to Bill James on empathy
Readers may recall that I responded to an article in Evangelicals Now by Bill James where he talked about “the problem with Empathy”. Well, James has offered a brief response in this month’s EN. I am afraid that I was rather disappointed by James’ response. First of all, he does not really engage with the… Continue reading Once more with feeling: A further response to Bill James on empathy
If not empathy, then what’s the real target?
It becomes clear towards the end of his book, that it isn’t really “empathy” that Joe Rigney has got in his sights. The idea and practice of empathy is really a proxy for his primary target, wokeness. The concept of “wokeness” is an interesting one. I’ve written previously on Faithroots about it. The term started… Continue reading If not empathy, then what’s the real target?
Who is God?
You may notice two things from some recent blog posts. First I’ve been engaging quite a bit with some theological issues specific to the Doctrine of God and also to do with what being human entails. The former has focused on questions to do with whether God has emotions, the latter around sin temptation and… Continue reading Who is God?
Home Working, LARPing and Christian faith
My friend Steve Kneale has done us a useful service by getting us to think about the implications of a home working culture and Christian faith. You can read what he has to say here. I’m writing here not to disagree with Steve, though there are perhaps a couple of things we would have different… Continue reading Home Working, LARPing and Christian faith
When a pope dies
Yesterday Pope Francis died. As with the death of any public figure, the politicians and media were ready with their long prepared statements, eulogies and obituaries. I was, admittedly surprised to see Evangelical outlets such as Evangelicals Now and The Gospel.Coalition had articles ready to go. To be honest, this didn’t feel like something we… Continue reading When a pope dies
The Challenge of Islam by Tim Dieppe (book review)
I’ve just finished reading Tim Dieppe’s book “The Challenge of Islam “. It would be helpful at the start to clarify what the book is and isn’t. If you are expecting a book that sets out to describe Islam and then develop a critique of the religion then you are going to be extremely disappointed.… Continue reading The Challenge of Islam by Tim Dieppe (book review)
Talk about God. Some ways in which we can get our understanding of God wrong
One of the legitimate concerns in current debates is to know and speak of God correctly. In other words , we want to get our doctrine right. However, one of the risks we have is that we can be so concerned about making one mistake that we make another. Here are some dangers in how… Continue reading Talk about God. Some ways in which we can get our understanding of God wrong
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