I was watching a YouTube interview recently where the interviewee, a theologian, argued that people aren’t really talking about The Trinity or other doctrines, especially outside of the Church. That’s why he and others are more focused on other cultural and political issues. However, I wonder if he is right? Surely a robust doctrine of… Continue reading What has the Trinity got to do with public theology?
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Getting personal: reflections on politics, belief and relationship in the light of Ann Widdicombe’s murder
The dominant news story over the past few days has been concerning the brutal murder of Ann Widdicombe, formerly a Conservative MP, government minister, later senior member of the Shadow Cabinet and more recently a member of Reform UK. Widdicombe, had also developed a persona outside of politics as a celebrity, making a name for… Continue reading Getting personal: reflections on politics, belief and relationship in the light of Ann Widdicombe’s murder
Should Christians be speaking up about the grooming gangs scandal?
I’ve recently written, first in response to the report put together by Rupert Lowe explaining why it was unhelpful and fell short of what is needed. I then wrote about the questions I believe a grooming gang inquiry needs to consider. I would like, in this third article to turn my attention to another question… Continue reading Should Christians be speaking up about the grooming gangs scandal?
Ethno-cultural nationalism
I’ve seen it suggested that the kind of nationalism we are seeing promoted whether by agitators like Tommy Robinson or Christian Nationalists is not of the narrow, hostile ethno-nationalism kind that we associate with the Far Right and racism. The implication is that this civic or cultural nationalism is of a more benign kind. My… Continue reading Ethno-cultural nationalism
What went wrong for Sir Keir Starmer?
I promised recently that having written about the challenges that the centre-right face, I would turn my attention to the centre-left. My aim in these articles is not to promote a specific political position but rather to try and help us be clued up as to what is happening in the political world. As I’m… Continue reading What went wrong for Sir Keir Starmer?
Can Christians be interested in geopolitics as well as the Gospel? Responding to Paul Blackham’s Evangelicals Now article
Paul Blackham writes in May’s Evangelicals Now: “What do we fear enough to talk to strangers about? Our spiritual mandate is to Seek FIRST God’s Kingdom. We must be obsessed with the business of heaven – because only then will the business of earth fall into the right perspective.”[1] I agree whole heartedly with this… Continue reading Can Christians be interested in geopolitics as well as the Gospel? Responding to Paul Blackham’s Evangelicals Now article
Why we should care about the Peter Mandelson scandal
In this post we are going to think about why we as Christians and churches should be concerned about what has been happening in the controversy surrounding Peter Mandelson’s appointment at the ambassador to the US, his dismissal and the subsequent fall out. First of all, it’s worth saying that there are ways in which… Continue reading Why we should care about the Peter Mandelson scandal
Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer and Olly Robbins: What we now know and what we can start to learn from this
I’m still following the Peter Mandelson vetting case. I suspect that as we move into committee hearings and debates about process that we have moved beyond where most people’s interest in the subject lies, beyond political anoraks. However, I still think that there is benefit to us pursuing the case a bit further. There are… Continue reading Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer and Olly Robbins: What we now know and what we can start to learn from this
Playing Jesus: Further reflections on that image of Donald Trump
On Monday, Donald Trump posted this image on social media before withdrawing it. There has been understandable outrage at Trump’s post. However, there can be ways in which we all are tempted into trying to play the part of Jesus. I explore the question further in this short video.
The public shame of The Cross
It’s Good Friday, a day that even those of us who don’t tend to follow the Church calendar tend to observe. We tend to gather together for breakfast followed by a simple sharing of communion. We sing, pray, read the Gospel account and break bread together without comment. I find it one of the most… Continue reading The public shame of The Cross
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