Tag: Revelation

Israel, conflict and end times prophecy

A few times over the weekend I’ve seen/heard people ask whether the events in Israel over the past few days are pointing to the last days? Will it lead to Armageddon?  As I’m also doing some teaching on Revelation for the Faithroots Podcast at the moment, I thought it was worth taking a bit of… Continue reading Israel, conflict and end times prophecy

Did God speak to Terah in the same way that he did to Abraham?

In Genesis 11:27-32, Terah, the father of Abraham (still known as Abram at this point) and grandfather of Lot takes his family from Ur in Mesopotamia towards Canaan.  He doesn’t get as far as the intended destination but settles at a place called Haran to the north of modern-day Israel.  There the family remain until… Continue reading Did God speak to Terah in the same way that he did to Abraham?

Return of the King: Why read Revelation?

I was originally going to dive straight into 2 Chronicles for the Faithroots podcast but have decided instead to take a look at another slightly neglected book, this time from the New Testament. So, join us here for an adventure in the Book of Revelation. Audio

A still small voice?  Learning the wrong lessons from Elijah’s encounter

In 1 Kings 19, Elijah has fled for his life from Ahab and Jezebel.  God meets with him, gives him rest and food, then he tells him to go and stand in his presence, to prepare for the covenant Lord, Yahweh to pass by.  We are then told: “Then a great and powerful wind tore the… Continue reading A still small voice?  Learning the wrong lessons from Elijah’s encounter

Beautiful Union?

I recently wrote in response to an article that appeared on The Gospel Coalition website. The article was an extract from Josh Butler’s new book “Beautiful Union: How God’s Vision for Sex Points Us to the Good, Unlocks the True, and (Sort of) Explains Everything”  The extract provoked a great deal of controversy, hence the… Continue reading Beautiful Union?

Abandoned? How do we square the difficult bits of Song of Songs?

I keep coming back to the question that Mike Ovey frequently asked his students at Oak Hill, “Will you let God disagree with you through his word?”   The point he would make was that we can tell the difference between an imaginary friend and a real friend by whether or not the friend disagreed with… Continue reading Abandoned? How do we square the difficult bits of Song of Songs?