The Ukrainian situation has changed dramatically in the past few months. The rhetoric from Britain and America for most of the war has been that we stand shoulder to shoulder with the Ukrainians as they face down Russian aggression. However, since President Trump’s inauguration, it has been clear that the US sees itself as having… Continue reading Where do you stand?
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Sinful desire, sin and tautology
Evangelicals Now are running a set of articles with John Stevens and Matthew Roberts engaging the concupiscence debate. I’m looking forward to reading them and hoping that there will be proper interaction rather than the talking past each other that so far has characterised the debate. I hope that Matthew will particularly engage with the… Continue reading Sinful desire, sin and tautology
We don’t talk about empathy no, no, no
You may recall a little hoo-ha a while back (I think it may have been a couple of years ago even when a prominent US Evangelical said that empathy is sin. I engaged with the issue here and here. Well Evangelicals Now have decided to rake up the issue again in this article. I hope… Continue reading We don’t talk about empathy no, no, no
Over hearers
How do you preach a book like Obadiah? The prophecy is one of judgement and it would be tempting to launch into a hell fire and brimstone denunciation of the congregation. But is that what they need to hear. Even if rebuke and challenge is needed, does Obadiah’s message properly fit? If you feel uncomfortable… Continue reading Over hearers
We aren’t going anywhere!
The other day, our life group had a conversation about “Somewheres and anywheres”. We asked the question: “how best can our church serve those who consider themselves to be ‘somewhere’ people.” One person who would not say they are a Christian at the moment responded. “Give us time.” They encouragingly said that they felt they… Continue reading We aren’t going anywhere!
School fees VAT is not persecution or discrimination
Apparently a group of private Christian schools are launching a judicial review against that government’s decision to impose VAT on school fees. They are arguing that they are being discriminated against because of their beliefs. One of the parties to the case says: As Christians, we believe that it is our duty as parents to… Continue reading School fees VAT is not persecution or discrimination
Do you preach to somewhere or anywhere people?
I want to pick up on the Somewheres and anywheres question and think specifically about its implications for preaching. These might be fairly rough and ready categorisations but I hope they will get us thinking. I think that “anywhere” preaching is the kind of preaching which is general and generic. It may offer good exegesis… Continue reading Do you preach to somewhere or anywhere people?
What is the problem with Trump’s approach to Ukraine
I’ve seen some discussion on social media that has suggested there is nothing wrong with Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine. The argument is that first of all, Ukraine is nothing to do with the US which has no responsibility towards this European country. Second, that Trump is the first person attempting to get people to… Continue reading What is the problem with Trump’s approach to Ukraine
A meal with Jesus
Here’s the latest in our “Jesus and the Gospels” series
Somewhere or anywhere?
The Road to Somewhere by David Goodhart identifies two groups of people,”Anywheres” and “Somewheres”. Anywheres are the minority, they reflect the idea that you could happily live anywhere in the world. If you are an anywhere person then you are likely to be socially and geographically mobile, you are also likely to be at ease… Continue reading Somewhere or anywhere?
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