Today is our 18th Wedding Anniversary. I’m grateful to God in so many ways for my beautiful, kind, witty, clever, loving wife and his goodness to us over 18 years of marriage and 21 years knowing each other. To celebrate why not have a read of my MTh dissertation on marriage at work which is… Continue reading Wedding Anniversary
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Bible Study “Fools Wisdom” (Luke 12)
For Starters A look at the Text (what is happening) Can you summarise in your own words what each section is about? Digging a bit deeper (what does it mean) A look at ourselves
Letter to EN editor Christian College in Oxford Questions
Here’s a letter I wrote to Evangelicals Now about the new Christian college in Oxford. I don’t think it was published. Dear Editor, In the recent edition of Evangelicals Now, you refer to the start up of a new college in Oxford which claims a Christian ethos. A further bit of checking raises a number… Continue reading Letter to EN editor Christian College in Oxford Questions
Cyrus, Isaiah and prophecy
One of the big debates in Biblical scholarship is the dating of Isaiah. The consensus position tends to be that there were at least 2:and possibly 3 authors. The first author would then be presumed to have written in the 7th century BC and the later authors during or post exile. Often this position is… Continue reading Cyrus, Isaiah and prophecy
Spurgeon’s college: A shock closure and thoughts about the future of theological training
Yesterday saw the shock announcement that Spurgeon’s College is closing. I say that it was a shock because it seemed to come out of nowhere. However, those who have been following the situation with theological education maybe won’t be so surprised that some places are closing. There have been issues with student numbers and finance… Continue reading Spurgeon’s college: A shock closure and thoughts about the future of theological training
What really are the qualifications of an elder/pastor?
I’ve been thinking about this because there is a trend amongst theological educators to talk about the need to emphasise spiritual formation as much as theological training for potential pastors. However, when you look at what the Bible says about the qualifications of an elder in 1 Timothy 3, it says that they are to… Continue reading What really are the qualifications of an elder/pastor?
The Return of the Federal Vision?
When I went to theological college in 2006, I went against the backdrop of three major theological controversies that had been brewing in Evangelical circles. I was familiar with two of them, Open Theism and the controversy surrounding Steve Chalke and Penal Substitution. However, I was completely unaware of the third. Apparently, a few years… Continue reading The Return of the Federal Vision?
Selden College – the questions are still there
I recently wrote about a new college set up in Oxford that purports to be a Classical Christian College. Now I appreciate that the college are unlikely to pick up on my little blog. However, I was hoping to encourage people to at least ask those questions themselves before getting involved in promoting Selden College. … Continue reading Selden College – the questions are still there
John MacArthur, reformed folk religion and personality cults
Point of departure: responding to Matthew Barrett on leaving the SBC for Anglicanism
Matthew Barrett has recently announced that he has left the Southern Baptist Convention in favour of Anglicanism. This is significant because Barrett has been pushed forward as a leading spokesman of Classical Theism and evidence that it was possible to hold this position and remain baptistic. Barrett writes here about his reasons for departing. There’s… Continue reading Point of departure: responding to Matthew Barrett on leaving the SBC for Anglicanism
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