Paul now argues that law keeping and law breaking are central to your status as Jews (circumcised) or Gentiles (uncircumcised). He states that circumcision is of value for those who observe the Law. However, Circumcision without law-keeping is useless, you are considered uncircumcised (v25). In the same way, those who are uncircumcised but keep the… Continue reading Romans 2:25-29
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Keir Starmer, Peter Mandelson and questions about culture
It has emerged this week that despite claims and suggestions to the contrary, Peter Mandelson did not pass the necessary security checks before being appointed as the US ambassador. This has created further problems for Keir Starmer as he had previously insisted that due process had been followed. Opposition leaders are now arguing that he… Continue reading Keir Starmer, Peter Mandelson and questions about culture
Why the pulpit might be the place for various interpretative views – sometimes
My friend, Steve Kneale has written here explaining why as a preacher, he would not set out the various options for interpreting a Biblical text when preaching. Instead, he would prefer to keep such discussions to the lecture hall and apply the text as he best understands it in the pulpit. In general, I have… Continue reading Why the pulpit might be the place for various interpretative views – sometimes
Faithroots Survey
Thank you so much to all of you that have completed the survey so far. This is much appreciated. If you haven’t had the opportunity to yet, please can I encourage you to help me out by taking time to fill in the form here This will help me to get a feel for who… Continue reading Faithroots Survey
Eagerly desire prophecy
Here’s another video in my series on gifts of the Spirit
Playing Jesus: Further reflections on that image of Donald Trump
On Monday, Donald Trump posted this image on social media before withdrawing it. There has been understandable outrage at Trump’s post. However, there can be ways in which we all are tempted into trying to play the part of Jesus. I explore the question further in this short video.
Crossing over
A long cut The quickest route out of Egypt would have been directly out of Goshen and then the coast route around the edge of the Mediterranean but that would have taken the people through Philistine territory. God recognises that this will bring them into open conflict early on and at this stage the people… Continue reading Crossing over
The future is looking bright for the centre right at the moment
I just want to show you something that might give you a sense of how the current split between the centre-right parties might help the Conservative Party survive and return the centre right into power again. Here’s a chart from Electoral calculus which gives the current share of votes and predicted seats. Such an outcome… Continue reading The future is looking bright for the centre right at the moment
Please can you help me with some feedback?
Hi Everyone, From time to time I like to run a survey to gather together feedback about how Faithroots is doing. So please could you help me by spending a few minutes completing this survey. The survey will hopefully paint a picture for me of the kinds of people accessing resources here including information about… Continue reading Please can you help me with some feedback?
You are invited: Church Planting
What if we could do church with minimal fuss? Getting closer to the community we live in, focusing on sharing the good news and sharing our lives as we get on with making disciples? What if church could be relaxed. Maybe getting together for breakfast or lunch in a home? What if we didn’t have… Continue reading You are invited: Church Planting
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