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Friendship is not the same as fellowship

Fellowship is one of the most overused and misused words in Christian conversation.  We talk about “sharing fellowship” to refer to having a cup of tea and chat after the church service.  Fellowship should be way more than that. We also talk about friendship and fellowship between Christians from different churches and denominations as well… Continue reading Friendship is not the same as fellowship

Noah’s type

One of the ways in which we see those echoes reverberating through Scripture is through something called Typology.  This is about seeing how people, places, objects and events point forwards from themselves to people, places, objects and events in the future.  We use the term particularly to speak about Old Testament things that point forward… Continue reading Noah’s type

Gender neutral God?

The Guardian reports that the Church of England are looking at moves towards gender neutral language for God. It’s worth noting a couple of things before digging into the substance of the matter. First, that commissioning a report has a bit of the feel of kicking things into the long grass, don’t expect firm action… Continue reading Gender neutral God?

Echoes …(an introduction to typology)

One of the exciting things you spot as you read through Scripture especially if you’ve ever done that thing where you read from beginning to end in a year, or if you spend a bit of time reading through big sections is that you begin to spot patterns and echoes.  For example, here are three… Continue reading Echoes …(an introduction to typology)

Step by Step

Even at the point when Noah and his family enter the ark, they are still stepping out in faith.  What if the flood doesn’t come and they go onto the boat a week but nothing happens so that they have to re-emerge looking rather silly?  What if the ark doesn’t hold up against the flood… Continue reading Step by Step

Sorry … a centre for what?

The Gospel Coalition have announced the inauguration of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics.  The centre will bring together a number of prominent names in the world of apologetics as fellows with the aim of enabling collaboration in research and then to provide training for Christians.  I want to be clear at the outset that… Continue reading Sorry … a centre for what?

What should (and shouldn’t) the gathered church be like?

Last week I wrote about Sundays and gathered worship. I argued that the whole of life is worship and that means that yes, Sundays are part of our worship, not because the church gathers to worship in a way cut off from our daily lives but exactly because the whole of life is worship and… Continue reading What should (and shouldn’t) the gathered church be like?

Patient obedience

Waiting is hard, even when we are waiting for God’s word to be fulfilled. Perhaps you are waiting for the fulfilment of a personal promise or to commence a ministry calling.  You can’t wait to get on with it but wonder whether it will ever happen.  We are all waiting for Christ’s return and the… Continue reading Patient obedience