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
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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
God, eternity, time and relenting
One of the issues with current debates about impassibility and also immutability (that God does not change) is that we are trying to understand how the infinite, eternal God can relate to finite human-beings. One aspect of this is to do with how we can know God through the language we use about him. We… Continue reading God, eternity, time and relenting
Defending the indefensible? Can we really defend Trump?
Rhys Laverty writes “In Defence of Trump” in Evangelicals Now. You may be a bit bored with discussion about US politics here on Faithroots but as the article came out during my recent debate with Robert Gagnon about such matters, I thought it was worth picking up on the article. I will try and move… Continue reading Defending the indefensible? Can we really defend Trump?
Dare you talk about Islam?
A friend of mine shared on social media that he was in Bradford this weekend to speak at a church event. Another prominent Christian immediately asked them whether they dated to speak about Islam. Now, my first thought is “Why is that so often the go to response to someone visiting Bradford?” To be sure… Continue reading Dare you talk about Islam?
Should we make Christianity Weird Again?
Here’s my latest “walk and talk” YouTube chat. I took a slight detour from the stuff I was thinking through in terms of Ukraine to chat about Christian Education. For those who prefer to read something, my main point was that Christians need to be able to read the world around us in order to… Continue reading Should we make Christianity Weird Again?
When paedobaptism starts to become a primary issue
Generally speaking, the debate about baptism is treated as a secondary issue. This means that believers disagree on the issue and continue to have a good level of fellowship and partnership in the Gospel. It’s a secondary issue in that it is still important both because those on both sides consider there to be serious… Continue reading When paedobaptism starts to become a primary issue
Not the ending we wanted?
One comment in response to Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Ukraine has been fascinating. When it has been pointed out that Trump’s deal with leave much of Ukraine permanently under Russian rule, several people have argued that the war has been going on for three years and so, an imperfect deal is better than… Continue reading Not the ending we wanted?
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