I am coming back to my response to Aaron Edwards’ articles where he talks about Islamisation of Britian. Previously I wrote about the need to engage properly with the reality of Islam on the ground and that means listening to Christians who regularly engage with Muslims because they live, worship and witness among them. However,… Continue reading Islamisation? It’s not really about them and that
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Ask me in 40 years
I must admit to being rather baffled by an article I’ve just read in Evangelicals Now. Church historial Michale Haykin describes how he has spent the last 40 years researching and writing about the Particular Baptists of the 1800s. Her suggests that it has taken him this long to get to properly know his subject… Continue reading Ask me in 40 years
Yes our binmen are on strike but please stop trash talking Birmingham
You probably won’t have been able to ignore it anymore, what started as a local news issue, bin strikes in Birmingham and the second city/largest single local authority bankrupt has moved up the agenda to a national news story with reports of rubbish bags piled high in the streets and rats the size of cats. … Continue reading Yes our binmen are on strike but please stop trash talking Birmingham
We don’t have to celebrate Easter but there is a good reason for those who do
My friend, Steve Kneale has written here about why you don’t need to celebrate Easter. His crucial point is that there is nothing in the Bible that requires us to celebrate any of the key festivals. We might add that it would be silly to be legalistic about Christmas and Easter, possibly in some places… Continue reading We don’t have to celebrate Easter but there is a good reason for those who do
Talk about God. Some ways in which we can get our understanding of God wrong
One of the legitimate concerns in current debates is to know and speak of God correctly. In other words , we want to get our doctrine right. However, one of the risks we have is that we can be so concerned about making one mistake that we make another. Here are some dangers in how… Continue reading Talk about God. Some ways in which we can get our understanding of God wrong
Do we need a political theology?
In my article responding to Joel Knight about his EN article on Donald Trump, I observed that he had raised the issue of Political Theology. I suggested that this was something worth enlarging on. My concern was that there were a number of potential ways to take the statement, some more helpful than others. Political… Continue reading Do we need a political theology?
The sin of writing bad books?
I’m about to engage with Joe Rigney ‘s book “The sin of empathy”. I am not intending a review so much as a detailed engagement with the book’s arguments. However, if you do want to read a book review, I agree whole heartedly with Dani Treweek who has written here What I wanted to do… Continue reading The sin of writing bad books?
How (not) to preach the resurrection
Don’t fall into the trap of answering questions that people aren’t asking this Easter.
Speaking Scripture to Power: Why we need a robust Evangelical Political Theology (by Joel Knight)
This is a guest post by Joel Knight in response to an article I wrote engaging with his take on Donald Trump in Evangelicals Now. Joel is minister at Christ Church Wokingham Dave asks me what I mean by ‘political theology’ and I’ll begin here because I think it will illuminate the question about ethical… Continue reading Speaking Scripture to Power: Why we need a robust Evangelical Political Theology (by Joel Knight)
A tale of two film reviews
The other day, I published a friend’s review of the film “King of Kings”. I’ve just seen another review from Growing Young Disciples. The differences between the reviews are remarkable. Whilst both are generally positive about the film, the GYD review includes a couple of comments which markedly shift the tone. First, the review asks… Continue reading A tale of two film reviews
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