DTLC: Sexuality Part 2

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

22 Jun 2018

Book Review: Glorious Union

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Identity, Jesus, Leadership, Love, Marriage, Personal, Prayer, Preaching | 1

The latest little book in the Hub series from 10ofThose and the FIEC that has floated across my field of vision is the intriguing Glorious Union: Flourishing in marriage and ministry, by Adrian and Celia Reynolds. Today I’m writing my fairly … Continued

4 Mar 2018

Book Review: Paul and the Person

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Galatians, Gospel, Identity, Love, New Testament, Philippians, Romans | 1

This book arrived into my 2018 reading list with a bit of a bang – rooted in the New Testament, written by a women, foreword by an author I’ve been working with, published by one of my favourite publishers, and … Continued

1 Mar 2018

Book Review: The Zombie Gospel

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Charismatic, Culture, Digital Theology, Embodiment, Eschatology, Gospel, Justice, Kingdom of God, Love, Relationality, Theology | 2

I’ve just finished reading a short book that I didn’t quite expect to enjoy, but that I will now be recommending and commending widely. The Walking Dead (Henceforth TWD) is a cultural phenomenon – massively watched, talked about and discussed, … Continued

4 Jan 2018

Book Review: Love Story

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Love, Mission, Personal, The Bible, Theology, Trinity | 0

One of the perks of having spent a few years reading books, writing book reviews, and otherwise clogging up the internet with blogging, is that you meet some interesting people. The other perk is that sometimes nice people send … Continued

1 Sep 2017

Book Review: The Pursuit of the Holy

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Charismatic, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Love, Reading, Revival, Sin, The Bible, Theology, Top Reads, Trinity | 0

I’ve just finished reading what might be my new favourite book on Holiness (J.C.Ryle’s classic aside, obviously), “The Pursuit of the Holy” by Simon Ponsonby. Simon, if you’ve not heard of him before, is the pastor of Theology at St. … Continued

17 Sep 2015

Suicide and the Sovereignty of God: Part 3

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Church History, Identity, Love, Mental Health, Reformation, Theology | 0

Continuing a new series of posts (a modification and serialisation of one of my MA-level essays) thinking through a Christian response to suicide, today we reach our third post. Following an introductory post, and yesterday’s post about suicide and the … Continued

10 Sep 2015

Suicide and the Sovereignty of God: Part 1

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Culture, Love, Mental Health, Theology | 5

To mark/reflect on World Suicide Prevention Day (10th September) I’ve decided to serialise an essay I wrote for one of the modules in my MA Studies at St John’s College, Nottingham. I will share it in 4 parts, and make … Continued

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