I don’t often speak out like this, but I follow One who twice entered the temple and created havoc. So I thought I should try. Whose church is this that wants to burn Korans on September 11th? Whose church is this that burns Bible translations that aren’t the KJV?? Whose church is this that I … More Whose church is this?
Recently I had the privilege of helping lead worship at an evening of a Salvation Army youth conference down in East Sussex. Ignorant me, I had never really realised how alive and well the Salvation Army still were, and what a great job they were obviously doing with their youth. What an honour, they were … More Baptism
Okay so this is a second post to mention my new song which you can listen to here – sorry about that. It’s just that it’s based on the Lord’s prayer, and I’ve since realised that (among many things that are profound and wonderful about the Lord’s prayer), it really encapsulates everything that we have … More The Lord’s Prayer
In Christian circles these days, a lot can be and has been said about the heart, and how God views its condition. Much of what is said is good; other times it can be a little vacuous, if statements like “well, God knows our hearts” go without much explanation, and seem to contravene the facts … More Do not let your WHAT be troubled?
There’s not much to this post. Just that the other day, in the context of a mission that we have going on at the moment, when I thought about Jesus in the Gospels, two things struck me without me even really thinking about it (in other words, the Lord spoke to me): purity, and power. … More Purity and Power
Recently a group of folk from our church went and joined several other folk from other churches to be part of an audience for this live TV debate which I found rather late last night on youtube. The question was, Is Calvinism Biblical? Jacques More, author of the anti-calvinistic book So You Think You’re Chosen? … More Calvinism Debate
One of my favourite verses in the Bible is found in Luke 24 when a couple of disciples have just realised that they were talking with the risen Jesus and they say to one another, “Did not our hearts burn within us as He spoke the word to us?” It’s how they recognised that it … More My heart is the tinder and His words are the match
The underground train system in London can be an uncomfortable place to be at the best of times. I don’t want to repeat what we’ve heard from many social commentators who see in it a vibrant metaphor for the crowded-yet-lonely human life in the 21st century West (I hope they do anyway). Neither do I … More It’s not just what you say…
From time to time most serious committed Christians will be wrestling with the question, how can I be living in the will of God for my life? Some of the struggle sometimes comes from not knowing what the will of God is for us. This has to be resolved with some prophetic directives and encouragements … More Walking in God’s will
Howard takes a turn Not quite entering head-on into the fray of heated altercations taking place between the Dawkinsians and Creationists, Howard Jacobson tonight on Channel 4 here in the UK offered a view of the creation account of Genesis 1 which enjoys the poetry and even the ‘theology’ of the passage (theology not in … More Howard Jacobson (and me) on Creation, New Atheism, and the Bible
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