Unburying the Lede: Jesus

16 May 2019

Unburying the Lede: Jesus

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 John, Charismatic, Church History, Colossians, Eschatology, God the Father, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, Philippians, Theology, Trinity, Vineyard | 0

I recently posted a review of a book that I couldn’t recommend, and have found the responses to that review on social media and in private correspondence very interesting. A trusted friend, with vastly more wisdom and learning than … Continued

3 May 2019

Book Review: Live Like Jesus

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Eschatology, God the Father, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Reading, Sin, The Bible, Theology, Trinity, Vineyard | 0

I write this review as someone committed both personally and theologically to the Vineyard movement, and the health of Vineyard theology, as well as the wider pursuit of Jesus. This book, Live Like Jesus, is a difficult book to review, and … Continued

8 Apr 2019

Book Review: The Prodigal God

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Gospel, Jesus, Kingdom of God, New Testament | 0

I’m a Tim Keller fan. So it was with some interest that I got round to reading this, almost the slimmest of his various books. “The Prodigal God”, with the bold subtitle “Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith”, is … Continued

16 Mar 2019

Album – Twelve: One

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Charismatic, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Mental Health, New Testament, Prayer, Revival, Romans, Vineyard, Worship | 1

Perhaps it is because I’m allegedly a millennial, or perhaps it is because most places I go I have wifi, or because I already own most of what Coldplay and U2 have written, but I haven’t bought an album for … Continued

2 Mar 2019

Book Review: Prophetic from the Centre

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, Book Review, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Gospel, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Theology, Unity | 0

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a review. Don Carson is a theological giant in the world of evangelicalism, and his books and teaching have been very important to me personally in my growth … Continued

12 Dec 2018

Red Lines, and a Better Story

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Baptism, Being Human, Digital Theology, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Genesis, God the Father, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, LGBT, Love, Marriage, Matthew, Mental Health, New Testament, Personal, Sin, Theology, Trinity, Unity | 0

It appears to some that the Church of England has (finally?) crossed a red line, for those of us (within and without) who hold to an orthodox anthropology and theology around issues of identity. Yesterday saw some ‘pastoral guidance‘ published, … Continued

30 Nov 2018

DTLC: Sexuality Part 2

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, 1 John, Being Human, Charismatic, Culture, Embodiment, Eschatology, Genesis, God the Father, Hermeneutics, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Isaiah, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, Leviticus, LGBT, Love, Mark, Marriage, Preaching, Psalms, Revelation, Sin, Theology, Vineyard | 2

You might have seen my post earlier this year 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 … Continued

25 Oct 2018

Book Review: So Great a Salvation

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Disability, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Gospel, Hebrews, Hermeneutics, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jeremiah, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mission, New Testament, Politics, Power, Prayer, Preaching, Psalms, Reading, Revival, Sin, The Bible, Theology, Unity | 0

This book piqued my interest as it concerns one thing that I am fascinated by – soteriology, ie what it means when we talk about being saved – and a concept I am increasingly engaging with, namely theological reflection from … Continued

20 Sep 2018

DTLC: A Kingdom Theology of Suffering

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Disability, Embodiment, Eschatology, God the Father, Jesus, Job, Justice, Kingdom of God, Mental Health, Personal, Power, Prayer, Preaching, Theology, Vineyard, Worship | 1

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

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