Unburying the Lede: Dominion

3 Dec 2019

Unburying the Lede: Dominion

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Being Human, Charismatic, Colossians, Culture, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, Genesis, Identity, Image of God, Isaiah, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, New Testament, Politics, Theology | 1

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 I, … Continued

13 Oct 2019

God Is For Us

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Genesis, God the Father, Gospel, History, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Love | 0

Alongside reading David Bentley Hart’s That All Shall Be Saved, a new book on universalism, I’ve been reading David F. Wells’ book (next two links to more on the book, as I haven’t reviewed them yet!) God in the Whirlwind: How the … Continued

8 May 2019

Unburying the Lede: Identity

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Charismatic, Colossians, Embodiment, Eschatology, Genesis, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Justice, Theology | 2

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

5 Dec 2018

What does it mean to be Human?

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Colossians, Genesis, Identity, Image of God, Theology | 1

What does it mean to be Human? This is a question that haunts so many other questions. It is a question that the story of the Bible gives us answers to, and an invitation. What it might mean to … 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

5 Jul 2018

Book Review: This is my body

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Being Human, Book Review, Disability, Embodiment, Genesis, Identity, Kingdom of God, LGBT, Mental Health, Mission, Theology | 0

As part of my ongoing attempt to think theologically and helpfully about the way that the Church and LGBT*(1) folk can better talk and relate, I’ve been starting to read beyond the L and G, and into the B and … Continued

2 Jul 2017

Taking Note

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Peter, Anglicanism, Being Human, Evangelicalism, Genesis, Kingdom of God, LGBT | 1

Earlier this week the General Synod (think church parliament) of the Church of England voted ‘not to take note’ of a report prepared by the College/House of Bishops (think: group of leaders) about human sexuality. It failed on the popular … Continued

15 Sep 2015

Suicide and the Sovereignty of God: Part 2

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Samuel, Acts, Being Human, Culture, Embodiment, Exodus, Genesis, Identity, Judges, Matthew, Mental Health, New Testament, Old Testament | 1

Following on from yesterday’s post on World Suicide Prevention Day, which introduced the topic, defined some terms, and explained the scale of the problem, today I want to turn to Scripture, and consider what the Bible says about suicide, the … Continued

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