Book Review: Live Like Jesus

3 May 2019

Book Review: Live Like Jesus

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Eschatology, God the Father, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Reading, Sin, The Bible, Theology, Trinity, Vineyard | 4

I write this review as someone committed both personally and theologically to the Vineyard movement, and the health of Vineyard theology, as well as the wider pursuit of Jesus. This book, Live Like Jesus, is a difficult book to review, and … Continued

9 Apr 2019

DTLC: We Believe in the Holy Spirit

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Theology, Trinity, Unity, Vineyard | 1

Earlier this year my wife Amy and I kicked off the third term of teaching in our local church’s theology-based evening service. For a variety of reasons, we decided to focus this term’s sessions on Pneumatology – the person and … 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

27 Apr 2018

Book Review: Preparing for Baptism

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Baptism, Book Review, Theology, Top Reads, Trinity, Unity | 0

As someone raised in a baptist kind of faith, and constantly inviting people to consider who Jesus is, I was delighted to see that 10Publishing has decided to publish Mez’s little book on Baptism. Whether you read this book as … Continued

2 Apr 2018

Origen on the Gospel and the Trinity

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Church History, God the Father, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Image of God, Jesus, John, Kingdom of God, Theology, Trinity | 1

I recently read, enjoyed and reviewed Scott Hahn’s little book The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages. I was particularly struck by an extended quote from Origen, on the Gospel and the Trinity. I reproduce it in full here: “This … Continued

29 Mar 2018

Book Review: The Creed

by Tom Creedy | posted in: 1 Corinthians, Book Review, Church History, God the Father, Gospel, Heresy, Holy Spirit, Image of God, Jesus, Prayer, Theology, Trinity, Unity | 0

Today’s book review is an interesting one, for me at least. Scott Hahn is an American Roman Catholic theologian, author and teacher, who is prolific enough that I’m planning on reading two of his books this year (this one, and … Continued

12 Jan 2018

Getting to Grips with the Godhead – some recommendations on the Trinity

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Charismatic, Church History, God the Father, Heresy, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Kingdom of God, New Testament, Prayer, Relationality, Theology, Trinity | 0

One of most common things I’m asked about is whether I can recommend a good book on the Trinity. The Trinity is who God is, and who God has revealed Gods-self to be. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit – … Continued

10 Jan 2018

Book Review: The Goldilocks Zone

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Anglicanism, Atonement, Book Review, Church History, Church Structure, Culture, Ecclesiology, Leadership, Power, Theology, Trinity, Unity | 0

Standard disclaimer – this book is published by IVP, part of SPCK, for whom I work. I was a keen advocate for the book internally, and am delighted to see it in print. This is an interesting book to review … Continued

6 Jan 2018

2017: My Top Ten Books

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Atonement, Being Human, Charismatic, Church History, Embodiment, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Prayer, Reformation, Sacraments, Theology, Top Reads, Trinity, Unity | 0

As part of my round-up posts about my (Failed?) 2017 Reading challenge, I thought it might be worth gathering the books I liked the most into one place. So, with minimal ado, here are my Top Ten Books of 2017: … Continued

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