How would you feel if someone who was a complete stranger to you came to you and began to tell you things about your life, perhaps significant anniversaries, key events, memories, details about your life and your family that you did not expect them to know and there didn’t seem to be any way of… Continue reading Prophecy is not social media data mining
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After pancake day …something to read and reflect on
Today is Pancake day. That’s a big event in our household and yes, that’s purely from a “let’s eat pancakes” perspective. However, of course, this marks the day before Lent. Whilst I’m not from a church culture where we follow the Church calendar. However, a lot of Christians do find it helpful to follow these… Continue reading After pancake day …something to read and reflect on
Thank you Sunbridge Road Mission
Yesterday I had the joy of visiting my “home church”, the place where I grew up and put my trust in Jesus. Sunbridge Road Mission is a city centre church in Bradford, planted 137 years ago. This year, the church family will be moving across the road to a new purpose built building having raised… Continue reading Thank you Sunbridge Road Mission
Sheep, wolves and proximity
I’ve been picking up recently on the responsibility of elders to shepherd the flock by leading them to shelter and pasture, by providing spiritual food and protecting from wolves. In a recent sermon, I mentioned that Mike Ovey, the late principal of Oak Hill once expressed his desire that theological training would help us to… Continue reading Sheep, wolves and proximity
A message for elders, wannabe elders and those who are led by them (Acts 20:28-32)
Peter closes his first letter with an exhortation to elders to take their responsibility to provide godly leadership seriously (1 Peter 5:1-4) and for the church family to submit to the elders (1 Peter 5:5). Elsewhere, the Bible tells us to make it a joy and not a burden for our elders to lead and… Continue reading A message for elders, wannabe elders and those who are led by them (Acts 20:28-32)
PostScript on latest Christian Nationalism conversation
I was going to share a PostScript to Friday’s article with some further red herrings in Michael Reade’s article in Evangelicals Now. However, it struck me that Michael wasn’t really served well by his article in EN. I hope the editorial team can learn some lessons from this. Reade ended up, in my opinion, attempting… Continue reading PostScript on latest Christian Nationalism conversation
On banning Palestinian Action
The High Court has ruled that it was unlawful for the Government to proscribe Palestinian Action as a terrorist organisation last year. I agree with the ruling. I say that as someone who is not a fan of Palestinian Action. I’m broadly pro Israel. They may have taken some wrong actions over the past couple… Continue reading On banning Palestinian Action
Jerusalem (YouTube)
Here’s the next part of the Faithroots YouTube series on Jesus and the Gospels. A look at Luke 19:28ff
Red Herrings alert – Responding to Michael Reade on Christian Nationalism
Evangelicals Now have published a response to my article on Christian Nationalism here. I thought it might be helpful just to engage with Michael Reade, especially at the points where he seeks to critique me. Reade states early on that: “As someone who is sympathetic to several of the political aims of Christian nationalism, I… Continue reading Red Herrings alert – Responding to Michael Reade on Christian Nationalism
What I do want to learn from Bethel?
I’ve recently been putting together an analysis of Bethel’s theology and culture. I’m not so keen on engaging with a specific church, however Bethel is representative of particular themes and influential in sharing them that are not unique to Bethel. In fact much of my own pastoral experience involves caring for and discipling people who… Continue reading What I do want to learn from Bethel?
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