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Justification by Theology Exam

We are going to be surprised by some of the people we meet in heaven because, while they may not fit into our theological or ecclesiastical boxes, they do have faith in Christ. Thankfully, it is God who makes this call, not us.

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Questioning My Background

Introducing a series in which I reflect on things that my younger self would never have questioned.

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Books I Have Read: God Shines Forth

Yet God’s glory is not only the fuel of mission in the sense of being its grand objective. God’s glory–his own naturally overspilling life, showcased in his Son-is mission’s rationale and its motor. out into the world to In whatever sense mission is about our going
make God known, it is only ever our being caught up in the already gushing tide of blessing that flows from the heart of the Father in the Son.

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Books I Have Read: Following Jesus in the Great Outdoors

A little booklet that is a must read for those thinking about mountains, the outdoors and spirituality.

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Are We Dumbing Down?

Are we sending out missionaries who are adequately prepared for the work that they are doing?

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Nature Isn’t Always Nice

Life isn’t all lovely sunsets and we need a theology that can handle reality as it is, rather than how we wish it was.

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Throwback: World Theology 2

Not only do non-Western perspectives give us insights into God that we in the West could never get on our own; Western theology also has some serious flaws in it.

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The Problem With Our Theology?

The problem is that our churchmanship and our theology developed a at a time when mission was not a central concern.

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Elements of Mission

An attempt to define the essential elements of mission.

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Books I Have Read: Demonology for the Global Church

If you are ministering in a cross-cultural context, either overseas or in a multicultural congregation in the UK, then you should/must read this book.