Aaron Edwards writes here about Evangelical attitudes to right wing politics and those on the political right. I have some sympathy in terms of the issue of attitudes. I grew up in Bradford in a solidly working class, staunchly Labour area. I ended up Conservative, partly as an act of rebellion! I joined the Conservative… Continue reading Are we failing to evangelise The Right ?
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What about generational curses -can you inherit a demon?
In his forward to Deliverance by John Thompson, JohnMark Comer writes: “For over thirty years my wife lived with chronic illness. We saw every type of doctor we could imagine…Then we discovered a generational curse. Four generations ago, a shaman In Mexico City had been hired to curse the firstborn daughters of her family line.”[1]… Continue reading What about generational curses -can you inherit a demon?
The big story
It’s the start of a new academic year for those involved in school, college or university – parents, teachers and students. So for those of you who make use of faithroots for training purposes, it might be a good time to dig into a new course I’m going to run through the Autumn. We are… Continue reading The big story
Haunted: Demons in the House?
One of the things that has intrigued me over the years has been various accounts of suspected evil spirit presence in particular buildings. Some people have reported seeing phenomena or detecting the presence of evil in a place and some people practice deliverance ministry with regards to houses and buildings, exorcising spirits just as you… Continue reading Haunted: Demons in the House?
Pipelines and pathways: A response to “Strange Times: On (Not) Considering Theological Training”
My friend, Dan Strange of Crosslands has recently contributed to the discussion about ministry pathways and pipelines in the latest edition of Themelios. Here’s my response to the article which I shared with Dan via Facebook inititially. Thanks Dan, There is much that chimes here with things I’ve been saying for some time, not least… Continue reading Pipelines and pathways: A response to “Strange Times: On (Not) Considering Theological Training”
Lions, Lionesses and Narnia
One of the hot rumours about the forthcoming Narnia film is that Meryl Streep has been asked to provide the voice over for Aslan. This has led to further rumours and lots of controversy. Does this mean that Aslan will be female or possibly in some way transgender. If do how will that affect the… Continue reading Lions, Lionesses and Narnia
An inaccurate hostage situation (spoilers)
The TV show currently gripping everyone’s attention is Netflix’s Hostage. The story focuses on a new British Prime Minister whose husband whilst serving with Medicine Sans Frontiere is taken hostage by a terror group with a personal vendetta against the PM. It’s a great watch for the tension, political intrigued, running, shooting and explosions (if,… Continue reading An inaccurate hostage situation (spoilers)
Do Christians need deliverance from demons?
You may recall from previous articles that my answer to this is “no.” I though tit might be helpful to flesh out why, by engaging with some arguments that Jon Thompson makes in his book “Deliverance.” Thompson’s argument can be summarized as follows. Now, I agree with Thompson that “demonized” is a more literal interpretation… Continue reading Do Christians need deliverance from demons?
Developing pastoral care systems
One of the things that I’ve been thinking quite a bit about recently is how a church develops pastoral care as it grows from being a small church plant, a group of young friends that know each other well to being a medium to large sized established multigenerational and multi-cultural church. You can listen to… Continue reading Developing pastoral care systems
Sharing Jesus in moments of joy and celebration
Another video on sharing our faith
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