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
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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?
What is the Seven Mountain Mandate?
Another term that is knocking about within US evangelicalism and linked to the growth in Christian Nationalism is the Seven Mountain Mandate. The idea draws on the imagery of the seven hills on which Rome was built, identified as Babylon in the book of Revelation. The idea is also sometimes referred to as Dominionist because… Continue reading What is the Seven Mountain Mandate?
Christian nationalism: learning from castles and COVID
One of the reasons that we’ve been slow to respond to Christian Nationalism is the belief that it is not one single thing and therefore impossible to define. So, for example, Kevin DeYoung in his article “Six Questions for Christian Nationalists” says: “no one agrees what a Christian Nationalist is”[1] whilst Andrew Wilson recently wrote,… Continue reading Christian nationalism: learning from castles and COVID
An open letter to Evangelical Times concerning their deeply inappropriate article about TGC UK
Dear Evangelical Times My own views on the proposal for a UK version of The Gospel Coalition are on the record here. I was disappointed at the time that those proposing the new institution made it clear that they weren’t really interested in feedback or discussion from those who had reservations and concerns. However, I… Continue reading An open letter to Evangelical Times concerning their deeply inappropriate article about TGC UK
What am I looking out for when assessing preachers
One of my priorities is to train people for preaching and teaching. This also means that I get involved in assessing and offering feedback. Here’s what I’m looking out for. A. What the preacher knows Notes B. What the preacher communicates I’m focusing specifically on expository preaching. We need to remember that many people may… Continue reading What am I looking out for when assessing preachers
Here come the Groypers
Sat safely in the UK, we tend to assume that things happening Stateside don’t matter much to us. This indeed has been the view I’ve heard whenever I’ve raised subjects such as Christian Nationalism and Federal Vision. We are reassured that such issues are of little interest and have little impact this side of the… Continue reading Here come the Groypers
Christian Nationalism and prophecy
One of the things I’ve observed is that some of the key people and churches in the Christian Nationalist Movement tend to lean heavily on prophetic words and this feeds into the approach to preaching. Here is an example from Chrisopher Wickland. In fact, this was the first part on the subject I’ve just looked… Continue reading Christian Nationalism and prophecy
Leaning into advent
My friend, Steve Kneale, argues here that we should not give over every Sunday to Advent. His argument is that whilst it is not sinful to celebrate Christmas as a cultural festival, we are not required to, it’s not a Biblical command and nor is Advent a Biblical thing. So, he argues, to give up… Continue reading Leaning into advent
The truth about the economy and immigration – a response to Christopher Wickland’s “prophecy”
Have a watch of this “sermon” from Christopher Wickland. There are a number of things that we would want to pick up on in it. However, I want to pick up specifically on one particular claim. In the talk, Wickland claims to have seen, through prophetic visions, an economic crisis, in fact, he claims to… Continue reading The truth about the economy and immigration – a response to Christopher Wickland’s “prophecy”
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