What should a healthy relationship between church leaders and church members look like? Hebrews 13:17 says: “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of… Continue reading Abuse and the church – leaders and members
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Does each Scripture have more than one meaning?
This is a question I heard the other day. It’s quite a common one. At one end of the spectrum is the insistence that yes, when you read Scripture there is a specific purpose and meaning and you should not deviate from it. At the other end of the spectrum you will hear people say… Continue reading Does each Scripture have more than one meaning?
Going Home (part 5)
We are going to the Father. This is good news for all who have suffered the loss of a parent, for those afraid of dying and for those who have bad experiences of parents in the past. The way to the Father is through the Son and only through him.
Is God Punishing Us?
Faithroots Live: Discipline, Punishment and the Coronavirus Here are the seminar outline notes for our Faithroots Live session coming up at 2pm. Feel free to use these to add your own notes A. Introduction We rightly stop to ask “What is God doing in this?” The challenge of current issues in the world and The… Continue reading Is God Punishing Us?
Food from around the web ( 3rd April)
There has been much discussion about whether or not we can take communion at this time. You will have already seen my articles on faithroot.com and no doubt also read Garry Williams perspective which I respond to. Here are two more perspectives. Ian Paul writes from an Anglican perspective whilst Andrew Wilson comes from a… Continue reading Food from around the web ( 3rd April)
Are we being punished?
Is Coronavirus a punishment sent from God to bring justice to the wealthy, secular west for its rejection of him and its failure to love the poor? Is it discipline for the church, a response to the way in which we have become individualistic? If meeting together doesn’t bother us that much then should we… Continue reading Are we being punished?
Abuse and the Church -does plural leadership help protect?
There has been a growing acceptance of the importance of having plural leadership in churches and this can be a big help to encouraging healthy accountable churches. Many churches now emphasise team leadership and Brethren and some Baptist and Presbyterian churches have appointed several elders to lead. However, just appointing a group of leaders does… Continue reading Abuse and the Church -does plural leadership help protect?
Going Home 4
This is the fourth in a series of 5 short videos reflecting on John 14. In todays video we look at Jesus’ promise that he will come for us. This means that the timing of our home calling to be with the Lord is in his hands. It means that we don’t need to fear… Continue reading Going Home 4
The Goldilocks Zone
Let me take you back to early 2017. I had just finished reading “Your Will be done” by my old college principal Mike Ovey. I mentioned to my wife that I should drop him an email to say I’d enjoyed reading it and that he should write more books. I never got to send that… Continue reading The Goldilocks Zone
The bread that divides?
A crisis situation like the one we are in at the moment can throw up the occasional bouncer, a theological issue that affects how we do church that we weren’t ready for. These issues can be controversial. So we want to approach them carefully and with charity. We also need to be ready for the… Continue reading The bread that divides?
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