It’s the 96th minute of the final game of the season, it’s 0-0 at Valley Parade, the place is rocking as a late late goal goes in and Bradford City secure third place and promotion. For a Bradford fan like me, the emotion is sheer delight. We did it! I can imagine too, the crushing… Continue reading Promotion, drama and distraction
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Another reason why we cannot say “different Gospel, same God”
I’ve been writing recently about the way in which preaching a different Gospel means you end up with a different God. There can be two reasons for this, either the distorted version of the Gospel leaves us with a distorted perception of what God is like or we have started with a distorted view of… Continue reading Another reason why we cannot say “different Gospel, same God”
More Faith
We are focusing more and more on the final journey into Jerusalem. Jesus will have joined the pilgrimage with those going up to the festival. This gave further opportunity for miracles, teazching and of course engagement with enquirers and opponents. 26.1 Read Luke 18:1-8 Jesus tells another parable. Helpfully, Luke signposts at the start its… Continue reading More Faith
Do we believe in the same God?
I had previously written about the question of whether Muslims and Christians worship the same God. Recently I picked up on the same type of question through for different reasons, asking whether Evangelicals and Roman Catholics believe in the same God. Well when I started to think about that question, I was already thinking that… Continue reading Do we believe in the same God?
The Quiet Revival and our best Evangelistic approach
I’ve been working through the Bible Society’s report on what they are referring to as a !Quiet Revival.” As well as noting increased church attendance amongst younger people, the report also observed that a significant number of people expressed willingness to either attend church or read the Bible, if invited to. I think this should… Continue reading The Quiet Revival and our best Evangelistic approach
A Christian nation?
This is the final part of my engagement with Aaron Edwards’ articles about what he sees as the threat of Islamisation here in Britain. Last time I noted that it’s not really Islam that he has in his sights but rather it was multicultural/secular Britain today. He sees our current culture as weak in the… Continue reading A Christian nation?
Charlie Gard, injunctions and naming names
Christian Concern/The Christian Legal Centre are backing the parents of Charlie Gard who are seeking to lift an injunction on naming the Great Ormond Street medica who were involved in his care and the decision to withdraw life support For those unfamiliar with the case, Charlie Gard was a little boy with a severe medical… Continue reading Charlie Gard, injunctions and naming names
Do Evangelicals and Catholics believe in the same God?
A good while back I wrote articles asking whether or not Christians and Muslims worship the same God and whether or not liberals and Evangelicals believe in the same God. I was reminded of those articles by recent conversations following the death of the Pope. One person suggested that we should recognise our creedal unity… Continue reading Do Evangelicals and Catholics believe in the same God?
Pastoring the grieving: The funeral
An important part of looking after people through grieving is the funeral which offers some form of closure. Although it is not the end of grieving, it does provide a marker, enabling the bereaved to move on with the next phase of their life. There isn’t really a right or wrong way to hold a… Continue reading Pastoring the grieving: The funeral
One step forward, two steps back: Keir Starmer’s proposals on immigration
Keir Starmer has made a significant contribution to the debate on immigration and introduced the government’s proposals for reducing net migration. He has insisted that implementing a cap on migration is unhelpful, I agree with him on that. He is quoted as warning that we risk “becoming a nation of strangers” without tighter rules and… Continue reading One step forward, two steps back: Keir Starmer’s proposals on immigration
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