I’ve shared a few articles looking at the summer phenomena of St George’s flags appearing on lamposts and being painted on roundabouts and zebra crossings. Recently I picked up on the link between flag protests and class perceptions. There is a tendency in some quarters to sneer at anything seen as associated with working class… Continue reading The dark side of flags and the left behind
Tag: Class
Are we failing to evangelise The Right ?
Aaron Edwards writes here about Evangelical attitudes to right wing politics and those on the political right. I have some sympathy in terms of the issue of attitudes. I grew up in Bradford in a solidly working class, staunchly Labour area. I ended up Conservative, partly as an act of rebellion! I joined the Conservative… Continue reading Are we failing to evangelise The Right ?
Flags, culture and a sneering misunderstanding
I have seen a number of reactions to the flags controversy. Here is one example of the more tone deaf variety. I’ve seen others suggesting that you can measure IQ based on the number of flags flying. These all rather miss the point, or maybe prove it. First of all, they forget that because a… Continue reading Flags, culture and a sneering misunderstanding
What if anything does the Bible have to say about class?
When I recently posted some articles concerning class, the church and the Gospel, I opened up comments for discussion. Here is one comment that was posted. “What does the scriptures say about the class system that you are talking about? In which “class” would you put say Peter, Paul, Moses etc. What “class” would you… Continue reading What if anything does the Bible have to say about class?
Church and class
If we are all one in Christ Jesus, then this should mean a break down of all the social barriers in society when we come together as God’s people. We often focus on race and gender issues but also significant in churches is the matter of class. When we look at Galatians 3:28-29, we see… Continue reading Church and class
Why I’m less keen on talking about class and church
There’s been much discussion about class and church in evangelical circles recently and despite the title I think that this is generally a good thing if it gets us talking about the missing people and unreached areas that should “rebuke our slothful ease” More so if it leads not just to talk but to action.… Continue reading Why I’m less keen on talking about class and church
Justified (Romans 4:1-12)
If you were to list the top 3 doctrines you believe first of all in terms of what is necessary to salvation, what would you list look like? Now how would you draw up your list a second time, this time with the focus on how doctrine affects the Christian life and the nature of… Continue reading Justified (Romans 4:1-12)
The proposed European Super League exposes our idolatry
The news cycle moves on. What has knocked coronavirus and a royal death off of the headlines this week? That’s right, it’s football and proposals for a European Super League. The plan is for 12 of the richest and largest clubs in Europe to break away from their national leagues to form their own competition,… Continue reading The proposed European Super League exposes our idolatry
Race, class and geography (more thoughts on that report)
Just before Easter, the Commission on Race, equality and disparity reported. The report has proved controversial with people focusing particularly on associated headlines questioning the existence of institutional racism and suggesting that the UK was in fact a positive example of improvements in race relations. I chose to hold off from making an immediate response… Continue reading Race, class and geography (more thoughts on that report)
How do we allow others to help us remove our logs and specks?
In a previous post I began to build on Steve Kneale’s post on the challenges of “logs and specks” in the eye of the church. Steve said that the challenge is that we often cannot see our own logs to remove them. Here are some further thoughts. First of all, whilst I may not be… Continue reading How do we allow others to help us remove our logs and specks?
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