Book Review: Convergence

11 Jul 2019

Book Review: Convergence

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Charismatic, Culture, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Theology, Vineyard | 0

As someone who understands their Christianity as being both charismatic and Reformed, Calvinist and Vineyard, I often find myself being asked to explain just how I hold those two tensions together. My background and upbringing was in a Reformed Baptist … Continued

9 Jul 2019

Psalm 46: My Favourite Psalm?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Personal, Psalms, The Bible | 0

I’ve been slowly working through the book of Psalms as part of my quiet times recently, one a day, and am rediscovering this wonderful collection of writings. To date, I’ve been most enamoured with Psalm 46. The Psalms have long … Continued

8 Jul 2019

Book Review: The Gospel

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Identity, Image of God, Kingdom of God, Theology | 0

As I sat down to read The Gospel, another of the new mini-books from IVP distilling Stott’s classic The Contemporary Christian into readable books on related but distinct topics, I was excited. By the time I finished, I was more excited than … Continued

5 Jul 2019

Book Review: Why We Belong

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Church History, Church Structure, Ecclesiology, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Kingdom of God, Theology, Unity | 0

This review originally appeared in the Churchman Journal, and was published in 2014. With a Reformed Baptist background, an Anglican wife and postgraduate education, and a Vineyard present, I approached this multi-perspective volume with interest. The editors have done thoughtful Christians a … Continued

3 Jul 2019

DTLC: We Believe in Spiritual Gifts

by Tom Creedy | posted in: The Bible, Theology, Trinity, Unity, Vineyard, Worship | 0

Continuing our journey of doing theology in our local Church, Amy and I are continuing to teach and facilitate conversations about what it might mean to say ‘We Believe in the Holy Spirit’. In the first week of our last … Continued

2 Jul 2019

Book Review: The Disciple

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Identity, Reading | 0

I noted with interest that IVP (UK) has done an interesting bit of publishing recently – updating and slicing up John Stott’s classic The Contemporary Christian for the (laudable) purposes of introducing new generations of readers to his helpful and holistic … Continued

1 Jul 2019

Book Review: Turn My Mourning into Dancing

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Love, Mental Health | 0

Today I’m glad to be finally reviewing a little book that was a very welcome piece of spiritual nourishment for me recently. While I’d heard of him before, perhaps most notably in Wesley Hill’s superb Washed and Waiting, I’d never … Continued

28 Jun 2019

Thinking Carefully about Spiritual Abuse

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Being Human, Church Structure, Culture, Ecclesiology, Isaiah, James, Jesus, Justice, Leadership, Theology | 0

Following recent revelations publicly about a leading Anglican evangelical and abuse, and with a new book about Spiritual Abuse just published, I was prompted again (whilst reading Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse) of the need to think carefully about this … Continued

26 Jun 2019

Book Review: God’s Diverse People

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Prayer | 0

A friend in our small group gave me a copy of this little book recently, after an interesting conversation about Prayer, which has come about as we’ve journeyed through the Prayer Course. It is an older book, which focuses on … Continued

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