Introducing a series in which I reflect on things that my younger self would never have questioned.
Tag: Church: UK
There Are People On Those Boats!
Several Christian voices in the United Kingdom criticise the Illegal Migration draft law presented by the government. They ask to “talk frankly and listen carefully” instead of “fanning anti-immigration flames”.
We Must Learn To Speak English
Doing the hard work of learning to communicate appropriately is actually an exacting theological endeavour.
Gathered and Scattered
If the gates of hell won’t stand against the church, it’s because the church is storming the gates, not the other way around.
The R-Number for UK Churches
Some sobering statistics about church life in the UK.
Congratulations Your Majesty
Some musings on a long monarchy and what comes next for the church.
Caring For Your Missionaries
How should local churches care for those they send out on world mission?
It Could Happen Here
Strong, macho, go-it-alone, leadership is a breeding ground for all sorts of abuse and should not be a feature of our church life.
Preaching Is Culturally Determined
it is one of the anomalies of systematic expository preaching that preachers will take one of Jesus’ wonderful self-explanatory parables and turn them into three tightly argued (alliterative) points.
World Mission in the 21st Century
How has world mission changed in the past 50 years, and what effect should those changes have on the local church?