If God is a righteous judge and not biased, then your ethnic identity, Jew or Greek counts for nothing. God judges according to how we live, what we do, our works (v6). If you patiently do what is right or “do well”, in other words are faithful and seek for what is good, described in… Continue reading Romans 2:6-11
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Is pornography grounds for divorce?
A friend of mine, has shared a Facebook post seeking to address the question “is pornography a basis for divorce.” It’s a question that has generated a lot of discussion with over 100 comments on his Facebook page and he seems to have attracted attention probably from beyond his circle of friends. So, I thought… Continue reading Is pornography grounds for divorce?
The confidentiality questions we forget to ask
I often point out that confidentiality isn’t about secrecy, it is about maintaining a confidence and that means asking: However, I would suggest that there are two further questions we need to ask. 3. Why do they need to know? This will help us think about the communication and it is helpful to have clarity… Continue reading The confidentiality questions we forget to ask
The firstborn
God announces to Moses that there is just one more plague to come and then Pharoah will let the people go (Exodus 11:1). Before he announces the plague, Moses instructs the Isralites to go and request silver and gold from the Egyptians. YHWH ensures that the people find favour with the Egyptians and additionally, Moses… Continue reading The firstborn
Iran what next?
On Saturday evening, reports were coming in that the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameni was dead. However, we still had to await official confirmation, alert to the possibility of body doubles among his security . On Sunday, it was confirmed by the Iranian news agency that Khameni’s body had been removed from the rubble after… Continue reading Iran what next?
The benefits of blogs and Christian magazines/newspapers for preachers and pastors
I have a subscription to one Christian newspaper, Evangelicals Now, it’s also a newspaper that I’ve contributed comment pieces to from time to time. In addition, I’m signed up to other Christian magazines including Premier Christianity that allow you to read a few online articles each month. I also follow a number of blogs, some… Continue reading The benefits of blogs and Christian magazines/newspapers for preachers and pastors
Is your vision for numbers or health?
A big theme over the past 20 or more years has been the importance of churches having mission and vision statements but where should your priorities be?
Wolf kings
One thing that stood out for me in the book “Invading Babylon” was the idea of mountain or wolf kings. These are those seen as having cultural, political or religious power and influence. The argument as we saw in a previous article was that these kings do not have to be virtuous to survive and… Continue reading Wolf kings
What is Christian Nationalism?
This is the unedited version of an article I recently had published by Evangelicals Now. You can read the published version here. Do you remember 6 years ago, we were becoming aware of a new coronavirus, nnovel because this particular strain of virus had not been seen before. It seems to have originated in a… Continue reading What is Christian Nationalism?
Elder-less Churches? A further response to Steve Kneale
My friend Steve kneale has responded to my musings on whether a church can exist without elders here. I think this is a helpful and healthy debate to have, though I don’t expect it to run on and on. Our disagreement is marginal. However, I thought it might be helpful to clarify a couple of… Continue reading Elder-less Churches? A further response to Steve Kneale
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