Book Review: Empowered Evangelicals
Like many Christians, I’ve been on a bit of a journey as I’ve tried to follow Jesus, read and obey the Bible, and see what that looks like in the world.. I was born into one Church, and as I … Continued
An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Like many Christians, I’ve been on a bit of a journey as I’ve tried to follow Jesus, read and obey the Bible, and see what that looks like in the world.. I was born into one Church, and as I … Continued
It has been a while since I’ve written a post in my on-and-off series on ‘Charismatic Clarity’. These are posts which, as someone theologically convinced of a Charismatic understanding of Christianity, seek to explore misconceptions from within and without … Continued
In the run-up to Christmas I’ve been blogging some small thoughts about Advent. I’ve picked some passages from Isaiah that I believe can help focus us on the coming King and the Kingdom that began to break in with the … Continued
The singing begins… How often do you sing, if you don’t go to church or are not part of a choir? Why do we sing so much at Christmas? One of my favourite Christmas things to do, which I particularly … Continued
This passage gives us a glimpse of the one who is coming, The King who will set things to rights. The kingdom that is coming is revealed in it’s king, yet there is so much more going on in this … Continued
Every year that I have blogged I have tried to do something with Advent. I grew up in a Christian tradition that was somewhat detached from the traditional Church Calendar – even as it pointed me resolutely towards Jesus … Continued
There have been a lot of books considering the question of same-sex attraction/LGBT Issues, and the church. There have been books arguing that this is a disputable issue, that God is not anti-gay, that love is the primary orientation. … Continued
This is the first ‘substantive’ post in my new mini-series, explained here. This talk was the closing evening session of NLC 2012 – and you can listen to it on the VCUKI website. At the time Debby, with her … Continued
This is the question that keeps many well-meaning Christians up at night. The question that different passages of Scripture can be seen to answer. The question that divides denominations, friends and sometimes the entire church. It is a question … Continued
This is a short review of a useful short book that I found very helpful in different contexts over the summer. Andrew Wilson will likely be known to many readers of this blog, and he’s worth following on Twitter as … Continued