What do we value more, the theologian or the pastor? …and is it possible to be a great pastor but a poor theologian

There have been a few recent articles examining the relationship between two significant puritan figures, John Owen and Richard Baxter.  John Steven’s recently commented on Facebook about their falling out and described them as “puritan greats”.  This led to one person challenging whether or not we could describe Baxter as “a great”, his assessment was… Continue reading What do we value more, the theologian or the pastor? …and is it possible to be a great pastor but a poor theologian

A suppressed virus will always return

It’s not just Britain then -and it probably isn’t just about a new mutation. Around the world, coun tries are bracing themselves for a third wave of Coronavirus.  Today, the news attention has shifted focused form the South East of England to South Korea which is experiencing its own third wave of the virus. In… Continue reading A suppressed virus will always return