Book Review: The Bible Theft

30 Jan 2019

Book Review: The Bible Theft

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Anglicanism, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Culture, Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Heresy, Holy Spirit, Image of God, Jude, Kingdom of God, Leadership, LGBT, Revelation | 0

standard disclaimer – I recieved a free copy of this book to review. I hope that doesn’t cloud what I say. I spent the first part of this week up in Nottingham with friends from the Vineyard movement at the … Continued

23 Jan 2019

Book Review: Who is the Holy Spirit?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, Book Review, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Theology, Trinity | 0

The late Reformed Theologian R. C. Sproul was a prolific writer, preacher and teacher. Some of his reflections on God and God’s Word have been helpfully distilled into the ‘Crucial Questions’ series, one of which I am reviewing today. ‘Who … 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

Some Theological Thoughts from 2018

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Charismatic, Culture, Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mission, Personal, Power, Theology, Vineyard | 1

From time to time I’m fortunate to be in spaces and places that I find simultaneously very enjoyably and utterly terrifying. Other times, I find myself at academic theological conferences, of various kinds, presenting papers. I’m keen to keep my … Continued

29 Oct 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

4 Oct 2018

DTLC: Sexuality Week 1

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, Being Human, Charismatic, Culture, Embodiment, Eschatology, Hebrews, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, LGBT, Marriage, Theology, Vineyard | 4

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

12 Sep 2018

DTLC: What is Theology for?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, Charismatic, Digital Theology, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Power, Prayer, Reading, The Bible, Theology, Vineyard | 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

12 Sep 2018

Book Review: MORE: Distinct

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Peter, Being Human, Book Review, Culture, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Leviticus, Romans | 1

Ever since I’d heard about them (when I was working at IVP the series was mooted, but I left about six months before they were published) – and friends who went to New Wine this summer will know more about … Continued

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