Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, hail the incarnate deity.” Very God, begotten not created. One of the things that people have consistently had trouble with through the ages has been the identity of Jesus. This goes right back to the early church when the Gospel message about him kept encountering pagan beliefs about the… Continue reading Home in flesh
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Hitting snooze on Bondi Beach and antisemitism
More reflections on the horrific atrocity on Sunday 14th December at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
What should we do with the Quiet Revival!
There has been much talk of a “Quiet Revival” this year. But what about those who feel like this “revival” has passed them by? Here’s some thoughts and encouragement
Why that Christmas talk may have been more expository than you think
The other day I talked about breaking the Conservative Evangelical rule that every sermon has to be expository. Here is the paradox, you may have ended up being at least as if not more expository by relaxing the rule. I say potentially more expository first, because what happens when we try to force fit an… Continue reading Why that Christmas talk may have been more expository than you think
The forgotten objective of preaching and why it matters
I recently shared some notes setting out what I’m looking for from a preacher.. I suggested that we are looking for, in terms of content: I would suggest that in recent years, the emphasis has tended to be more and more on the first of these with a nod to the second. That to some… Continue reading The forgotten objective of preaching and why it matters
Bondi Beach and an abomination of desolation
There was a certain dissonance about the way I picked up on the news today. We were setting up for our Carols by Candlelight service and there was much joking and laughing as we worked out where fairy lights and candles were going to go. I stepped out of the room to see a news… Continue reading Bondi Beach and an abomination of desolation
Something bigger and better than Giant Santa.
It’s good to see a happy story from our neighborhood make it into the local papers. This story is about a family who live in the road where our church meets and they have opted to decorate for Christmas with a giant inflatable Santa Claus It certainly brightened up our morning when we first saw… Continue reading Something bigger and better than Giant Santa.
Preparing to preach at Christmas? … First break all the rules
Or at least two of them… One of my favourite books is by Marcus Buckingham and it’s called First Break All the Rules. It’s about how leaders are taught a whole load of conventions or rules but truly successful ones break those rules. In effect Buckingham is seeking to discover a better set of leadership… Continue reading Preparing to preach at Christmas? … First break all the rules
Christian Nationalism – the end of the line
Over much of this year, I’ve been engaging with the topic of Christian Nationalism. I’ve reached the stage where I think it is time for me to stop at least for now (with the exception that I’ve got a podcast video with David Robertson, aka the Wee Flea booked in for the new year) and… Continue reading Christian Nationalism – the end of the line
Is Globalism the work of the anti-Christ?
Nationalism tends to present globalism as it’s opposite opponent. Now at its simplest, globalism is about how everyone is interconnected, politically, economically, culturally so that nations cannot make decisions in isolation. However, the term is often used pejoratively to suggest that there are those seeking to control the whole world for their own ends. Those… Continue reading Is Globalism the work of the anti-Christ?
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