This is a question that my friend Steve Kneale shared on his blog recently. My answer was as follows: “ I have actually preached all the way through but during COVID when we were doing something daily. I think there is a lot to be said for helping people see the Psalms fitting together as a… Continue reading How do you preach the Psalms?
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Reading the room
Is the Quran really wrong about crucifixion?
A blog post offers a tantalizing refutation of the Quran and therefore seemingly a surefire knock down argument for engaging with Muslims. You can read the argument here. In short, it is that the Quran has Joseph and others talking about crucifixion, so for example the baker whose dream is interpreted is crucified instead of… Continue reading Is the Quran really wrong about crucifixion?
Towards D-Day
Tipping points: Men and women, headship and submission, preaching and leadership
racism, antisemitism and the church
Here’s a playlist of short talk videos I did a while back looking at racism and antisemitism
Do you have an anchor?
I hope that the immediate answer is that “yes, Jesus is my anchor.”. However, I’m thinking of something slightly different here. Most good football teams have a player whose position is “anchor midfield” or sometimes “holding midfield.” Their job is to sit in front of the defence, protecting the back four. They anticipate danger, break… Continue reading Do you have an anchor?
Time to repent
In Jesus day, there wasn’t really any question that sin was a problem, nor that it deserved judgement.. A culture that accepted the reality of sin may seem a long way from our “sinless and shameless” culture today. However, there were questions about the nature of sin and more pertinently who was a sinner. To… Continue reading Time to repent
Facing depression
Every so often I try and point people in the direction of this video series I put together a little while back. I hope it will be useful to you or something you can share with others. Please fee free to get in touch if you would like to talk about anything in them
What to do in all age worship
They are considered one of the hardest things to organise. Some churches avoid them all together. Personally, I think that All Age Services have their part to play in the life of the church and can be very useful if done well. There are two helpful aspects to a all age worship. They help afults… Continue reading What to do in all age worship
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