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Citizens of nowhere?

I was surprised when we got our first bit of election material.  You see, when we moved into our house, we found out that we were going to be in the Perry Barr constituency.  Two years later and we found that we were now in the Erdington Constituency.  There had been a boundary change to… Continue reading Citizens of nowhere?

Just a game?

The latest scandal to hit the General Election campaign has been allegations that senior Conservatives including some candidates along with police officers with access to number 10 successfully placed bets on the date of the election.  As with other sleaze scandals, other parties have their problems too with one Labour candidate placing a bet against… Continue reading Just a game?

Church membership

Occasionally I have conversations with church planters and revitalisers about whether or not they should have church membership. There are actually quite a lot of Christians who don’t agree with the idea of membership and say they would refuse to join a church. How do churches do membership? Every church has some form of membership.… Continue reading Church membership

Ephesians and the prosperity Gospel

There’s been a lie going around for so many years, often referred to as “The Prosperity Gospel.”  This is the belief that if we have enough faith and use the right words, then we can claim whatever we like from God and he will give it to us.  This is sometimes known as “Health, wealth… Continue reading Ephesians and the prosperity Gospel

Spotting and developing potential leaders

How do we identify potential future leaders in the church?   A lot has been made of the “Blokes Worth Watching” approach associated with Philip Jenkins, Sydney Anglicans and ministry schemes in the early years of this century. This has been seen both positively and negatively with on the one hand, many in conservative evangelical circles… Continue reading Spotting and developing potential leaders

Teach us to pray

Luke joins Matthew in including a version of what became known as the Lord’s Prayer. However, unlike Matthew, Luke separates the prayer off from the Sermon on the Mount.   This may reflect the structuring of the Gospels to make points but also, as likely is that Jesus repeats in private, teaching he has given publicly. … Continue reading Teach us to pray

Neighbours

The parable of the Good Samaritan is sandwiched between Jesus sending out the 72 to spread news of the coming kingdom and Jesus’ conversation with Mary and Martha about whether Mary should be helping the Lord. 16.1 Read Luke 10:1-16 Jesus now appoints a further group of his disciples to be sent out. The language… Continue reading Neighbours

Faithroots audio

As well as providing written content here at Faithroots, I also try to include audio and video content including a regular podcast and recorded teaching series. The idea behind the podcast is that it frees you up to access content whilst on the move. You can access my podcasts and recordings on Spotify here