Is Britain ungovernable? It’s a suggestion that I’ve heard increasingly in response to Keir Starmer’s current troubles. Those making the argument will also point to the quick succession of Conservative Prime Ministers in the past 10 years. This last decade has seen 4 Conservative Prime Ministers and 1 Labour. Is the problem that the people… Continue reading Are we ungovernable?
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Whose name are you baptised in?
A good few years back, we were just getting ready to baptise a couple of people when a spanner was thrown in the works. One of those getting baptised arrived and came to see me saying that they only wanted to be baptised in the name of Jesus because in Acts, it was always in… Continue reading Whose name are you baptised in?
Douglas Wilson, Bethel, Christian Nationalism and confessional boundaries
Anthony Bradley writes about Douglas Wilson: In February 2026, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth extended an invitation to Moscow, Idaho pastor Doug Wilson to lead a Christian prayer service at the Pentagon. The invitation generated immediate and considerable national attention: not least because Wilson has, over the course of several decades, developed a political theology… Continue reading Douglas Wilson, Bethel, Christian Nationalism and confessional boundaries
What went wrong for Sir Keir Starmer?
I promised recently that having written about the challenges that the centre-right face, I would turn my attention to the centre-left. My aim in these articles is not to promote a specific political position but rather to try and help us be clued up as to what is happening in the political world. As I’m… Continue reading What went wrong for Sir Keir Starmer?
Latest training course – Jesus and the Gospels
The full “Jesus and the Gospels” programme is available from the Faithroots Training pages. The course includes a video series to accompany the e-book. In the near future I’m also hoping to add a study guide.
Remember May 11th and the Bradford City Fire Disaster
It’s 41 years now since the Bradford City fire disaster. For many Bradfordians today is one full of painful memories. It struck me this year though that for many, it’s the days that followed that carry the hardest memories. This was a time before social media. We saw the reports on the news but it… Continue reading Remember May 11th and the Bradford City Fire Disaster
The risen Messiah
Here’s the final talk in the Jesus and the Gospels series.
Stuck in the middle: How Sam Allberry has taken flak from both sides of the debate
One of the intriguing and saddening things about the Sam Allberry case, is the way in which he has come under fire from both the theological right and the left. I’ve dealt with previous posts with the attacks from the right. However, this from the theological left came up the other da in a comment… Continue reading Stuck in the middle: How Sam Allberry has taken flak from both sides of the debate
Romans 4:9-12
If blessing is about forgiveness, then is this restricted to the circumcised, to the Jews? There is an argument for this. First, God had promised blessing to Abraham and then to his descendants. So it could be argued that David is giving us more information about what that blessing is. It is to be forgiven… Continue reading Romans 4:9-12
Desire and Temptation
Back in early 2025, there was a heated debate amongst reformed evangelicals. Some were quick to insist that not only our thoughts, words and actions but the very root desire and temptation itself were sin. Not only that but they were confident that anyone who disagreed was in, or at least in real danger of… Continue reading Desire and Temptation
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