Steve Kneale has also written about the book on Class that I recently reviewed. Steve deals more with the reaction. Why does the book seem to have received such a gushing response from some quarters but causes a negative reaction among working class Christians and those he refers to as “practitioners” who are engaged in… Continue reading Is it the working classes that we should be focusing on?
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Shaken
How can we find the boldness to persevere, especially when we face disappointments? This is an important question when there is a temptation to look back nostalgically as believers to supposed golden eras or glory days from the past whether that’s a period of revival and renewal or specific preachers, pastors or events. Read Haggai… Continue reading Shaken
Hearing and understanding
The latest Faithroots Podcast is now on YouTube. We are looking at Luke 8:1-21.
Lacking class?
“Class and the Evangelical Church in England” by Kirsten Birkett is Church Society’s offering on the subject of how to reach the working classes. I’ve a lot of time for Kirsten Birkett as an academic and author However, I must admit to being sadly disappointed by this book. It has the feeling of being rushed… Continue reading Lacking class?
Post exile Biblical Theology
I suspect that the post exile Bible literature is up there/ or rather down there with the least attended to of the books of the Bible. It’s not helped by the fact that out of those books, it’s Nehemiah that is most likely to be chosen for preaching on but then it’s likely to be… Continue reading Post exile Biblical Theology
Don’t look back in anger
We are coming to the end of the story. In fact w are coming to the end of several stories, the story of famine in Egypt, the story of Joseph and his brothers, the story of Jacob and the story of beginnings, the end of Genesis. We should therefore treat the conclusion here as one,… Continue reading Don’t look back in anger
The future of a family
Joseph has had his own private audience with his father and his sons but as Jacob gets closer to death, he has things to say to his whole family. Read Genesis 49 Jacob assembles his family. Once again note the interchange of names, they are “sons of Jacob”, he is their “father Israel.” He prophesies… Continue reading The future of a family
Echoes of a blessing
I think there was a real sense in which Joseph had died to Jacob when he went to Egypt. He now was more Egyptian that Hebrew and that’s where his priorities in the life lay, even if he still had hope for return to Canaan one day. This fact probably helps us to understand a… Continue reading Echoes of a blessing
Priorities, excuses and a reality check
The Jews who had returned to Jerusalem were arguing that it was the wrong time to rebuild the temple. It seemed that a mixture of economic circumstances and opposition for outsiders had convinced them that even though they didn’t disagree with the plan, that the timing simply wasn’t right. However, God has made it clear… Continue reading Priorities, excuses and a reality check
Notes on emergent church and deconstruction
Questions about these things come up from time to time and feed into blog articles. Here’s some notes I wrote in response to a recent request to say something about the issues and dangers with emergent church/deconstruction. Emergent church is the idea that every so often (say 500 years or so), the church goes through… Continue reading Notes on emergent church and deconstruction
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