Megan Basham has recently written a book called “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders traded the truth for a leftist agenda” I was recently asked whether I thought that this was true about the UK Evangelical church too. Here’s the answer I gave. If you want to read Megan’s book, it is available from Amazon.
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More on class and church
I had some interesting responses to my recent observations about class and the church. These ranged from “Yes there is a working class but it’s a small minority in the wider society, so we cannot really suggest that the church is dominated by a minority culture. The culture that dominates is the culture of wider… Continue reading More on class and church
Don’t quote God out of context
Faithroots Podcast on Bible Communication (part 2)
Christian Concern, the summer riots, immigration and repentance
I missed Christian Concern’s response to the riots in the summer, perhaps it is for the best. I came across it on Facebook the other day. For background, Christian Concern started life as Christian Concern For Our Nation and was a project working out of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship. They have become increasingly involved in… Continue reading Christian Concern, the summer riots, immigration and repentance
Cultural Mandate or Great Commission?
One of the things you may have heard talked about in the Brephos podcast I have been engaging with was “the cultural mandate.” This was used as a primary reason for why we should be in the business of social justice and specifically campaigning against abortion using the strategy and tactics of CBR UK and… Continue reading Cultural Mandate or Great Commission?
Who is this man?
This week’s Faithroots Podcast is now on YouTube. Yes, you will have spotted that we are a bit out of order. I managed to miss a whole chunk of Luke 8 last week!
Brephos, Keswick, Abortion, Social justice and the Bible
This is part two of my look at Brephos’ response to my friends on the Building Jerusalem podcast. In fact, I’m going to limit my response here to one segment of the podcast. The full episode is over 1 hour long, despite saying that they won’t use this podcast to defend themselves again in relation… Continue reading Brephos, Keswick, Abortion, Social justice and the Bible
Brephos Abortion, Keswick, Building Jerusalem, Social Justice and good faith conversations
Well, this little saga seems to be rumbling on. My friends, Steve Kneale and Stephen Watkinson run a podcast called Building Jerusalem. They recently tackled questions around the Brephos/Keswick Convention dispute. Brephos have now responded. First, they posted a short podcast encouraging their supporters to go and listen to the podcast. However, they also made… Continue reading Brephos Abortion, Keswick, Building Jerusalem, Social Justice and good faith conversations
Who chooses the songs?
Michael Lawrence asks “Who should pick the music?” In church. He actually means “who picks the songs”. His conclusion for reasons provided in his article is that the lead preaching pastor should do it. I think there are a couple of problems with his assumptions. The starting point is that it seems based on a… Continue reading Who chooses the songs?
A job interview or a doctor’s waiting room? How should we think about the church
Steve Midgely asks in Evangelicals Now whether our churches are more like “a group of people waiting for a job interview or those waiting in a doctor’s surgery.” He reminds us of Jesus’ statement that: ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous,… Continue reading A job interview or a doctor’s waiting room? How should we think about the church
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