An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
A friend shared on Facebook a quote, unsourced, that has resonated with me overnight: “People who call out false teachers are not divisive, people who embrace false teachers are divisive, and can be deadly“. This got me thinking, and I … Continued
You might have seen my recent post about ‘Doing Theology in the Local Church‘, and the three rough scripts of talky-bits that I delivered as a result. One of the big questions that came out from our first term of doing … Continued
As I alluded to in a recent blog post, my wife Amy and I recently hosted three ‘theology-themed’ evening services at our local Church, South West London Vineyard. This is the edited text of the talk we prepared together, and … Continued
A few months ago, someone posed a question on a large facebook group that I’m part of around what podcasts would be good to listen to from a Vineyard perspective. Various suggestions were made – but they all seem to … Continued
There are so many ways to start this review. As someone who’s worked in marketing books, this book is a gift to market. Story of love against all odds? Check. World leading New Testament scholar? Check. War? Check. Complex relational … Continued
Today the sun rose in the humid skies of Kentucky on the third and final day of this year’s Society of Vineyard Scholars Conference. I’ve reflected on the packed first day and brilliant second day, do read these to … Continued
One of the side-books that I found fascinating during my MA, and that I’ve been reading (on and off!) over the few years since, is John Inge’s brilliant and surprisingly readable exploratory essay, A Christian Theology of Place. Published by Ashgate, this … Continued
A slightly different version of this review will be published in the journal Churchman. Fundamentally, this book is a challenge for church leaders and preachers to have God’s heart for creation. I open this review with a quotation from near … Continued
At the moment, my study/research/writing/praying/thinking about/pondering of theological themes is going rather well. In light of this, I’ve got two papers to present, within a fortnight of each other, in different places and on different themes that are important to … Continued
One of the perks of having worked for the UK’s leading Christian publisher is that you get to meet all sorts of people and take a look at all sorts of books. Today I’m reviewing a book I was given … Continued
