One of my favourite Bible passages is Ephesians 5:21-33. It’s the passage which I looked at for my MTh dissertation and yet in many respects I’m frustrated by how it is treated by Christians. It has become the battle ground for tribal disputes and the result has been a narrowing of focus and a squeezing… Continue reading The big beautiful marriage story
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Is your church Afghan ready?
In Exodus 23:9, Moses says to the people of Israel: 9 “You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt” An extended version of this principle is found in Deuteronomy 26:5-11 when Moses describes the festival to be observed when the people enter… Continue reading Is your church Afghan ready?
Don’t we take heresy seriously?
Imagine the conversation should someone turn up today from the 4th Century church and observe the state of our theological debates. What would they say to us? I imagine it would go something like this.
We cannot pretend that Afghanistan is not our responsibility
Here are the words of Joe Biden, the US President seeking to shift blame and responsibility away from himself and away from us in the West. Now, we may have different opinions on the rights and wrongs of going into Afghanistan. As I’ve said before, I was sceptical, reluctant, cautious but on balance believe the… Continue reading We cannot pretend that Afghanistan is not our responsibility
Afghanistan – time is running out but a response is possible
I want to share some further thoughts on response to the Afghan crisis including what I think governments should be doing in response. I appreciate that I’m moving further into the territory of personal opinion on matters that Christians should not have their consciences bound. Some of you may wish to stay clear of the… Continue reading Afghanistan – time is running out but a response is possible
The Gift (Book Review)
We’ve just been through birthday and anniversary season and I admit it, I like presents. When people get all sniffy about the wrapping and trimmings of Christmas and the importance of getting back to basics I have to admit that I enjoy all that stuff. And to be clear, it’s not just that I like… Continue reading The Gift (Book Review)
How do we respond to the Afghan tragedy?
The reports coming out of Afghanistan are heart-breaking as we see the Taliban return to power in Kabul 20 years after the Afghan war that followed the 911 terror attacks. We don’t need to second guess what Taliban rule will involve because we have been there before. Taliban rule meant
Onward Christian Soldiers?
Remember the guy tweeting about Afghan and the Taliban the other day? Well, here’s another tweet from him.
Creating Space and Time
If the pandemic has taught us anything it is that we are busy people compressed into densely populated cities. Often our church gatherings have replicated that. We’ve squeezed people into our buildings, crammed a lot of content: songs, notices, mini-sermons, main sermons into them, rushed them through to back halls for cheap coffee and cheaper… Continue reading Creating Space and Time
COVID update for churches
Here’s the latest COVID data for those using it to make risk assessment decisions in churches.
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