Book Review: Father, Son & Holy Spirit

28 Dec 2017

Book Review: Father, Son & Holy Spirit

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 John, Being Human, Book Review, Charismatic, Church History, Embodiment, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Image of God, Jesus, Prayer, Relationality, The Bible, Theology, Trinity, Unity | 1

While my ongoing theological reading and research focuses to some extent on what it means to be made in the Image of God, I also intend to keep reading and thinking around the particular God that I believe we are … Continued

1 Dec 2017

Don’t Be Diotrephes

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 3 John, Church History, Church Structure, Kingdom of God, Leadership, New Testament | 0

In the little New Testament letter of 3 John, a leader is mentioned who I think serves as a stark warning to all of us in the church today who seek to serve or act as a leader. Diotrephes is … Continued

20 Aug 2017

Book Review: Radical Leadership

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Book Review, Charismatic, Kingdom of God, Leadership, New Testament | 1

Disclaimer – this is a book published by SPCK, the publisher for whom I currently work, but I hope that doesn’t affect my view. For some strange reason I was once nominated for an award as a ‘leadership’ blog, … Continued

14 Aug 2017

Book Review: The Art of Turning

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Evangelicalism, Identity, New Testament | 0

At some point I’m going to need to write a ‘thinkpiece’ about Christian publishing. This book, actually, prompted that thought. So I won’t go down that line today. So what is this book? This is a short, readable, challenging little … Continued

26 Jul 2017

Blown by the Wind: a meditation on the church

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Church Structure, Culture, Digital Theology, Ecclesiastes, Embodiment, Ephesians, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Power, Prayer, Unity, Vineyard | 0

Sometimes, one has a bit of writers block – managing only to pump out some book reviews and recaps, roundups and so on. At other times, you need the feel of the wind on your face to open your eyes … Continued

9 May 2017

Book Review: Evangelical, Sacramental & Pentecostal

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Book Review, Charismatic, Church History, Evangelicalism, Holy Spirit, John, Kingdom of God, Leadership, New Testament, Prayer, Revival, Sacraments, Unity | 1

As some who happily self-identifies as both evangelical and sacramental, and often bumps up against pentecostalism (I am a Charismatic, but I don’t think I’m a pentecostal in particular) in its various forms, I was intrigued to get my hands on … Continued

17 Apr 2017

Book Review: Identity and Idolatry

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Colossians, Evangelicalism, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Old Testament, Theology | 2

One of the books in my 2017 reading challenge, this is a book I was meant to review for Churchman Journal back in 2015! I’ve finally got round to reviewing it, and you’ll likely see snippets from it popping up … Continued

22 Mar 2017

Book Review: Justification Reconsidered

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Book Review, Church History, New Testament, Reformation | 6

Ever since I invested in studying the New Testament as part of my undergraduate degree in theology, I’ve been fascinated by doctrines and personalities of the thin end of the Bible. So, as part of my 2017 reading challenge, I’ve … Continued

5 Mar 2017

Learning to See Again

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Being Human, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Luke, New Testament, Vineyard | 0

The last few years have been quite eventful. The weeks running up to Christmas were fairly calm. p A holiday. p Getting into the rhythm of work and rest. p Getting glasses. p This time last year the shape … Continued

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