OK, so I know that deconstructing bad tweets on Christian Twitter is often a soul-destroying sport, but hey – this […]
Actually, sometimes it’s right to say ‘love your neighbour’ more often than ‘love God’ Read Post »
Firelight, The church and hope
I don’t know about you, but I’ve seen some pretty horrific things passing through my social media feed the last
I’m grateful to say that gun violence is something quite remote from my experience and everyday life. The UK has
Are your thoughts and prayers with … the system? Maybe they should be. Read Post »
Firelight, My faith, The church and hope
You’ll get the most out of this post if you first read the previous one. Basically, I went to a
So, last week I heard a man in paid ministry explain why Good Friday is good. I took notes. I
I heard a talk on penal substitutionary atonement; it tainted the ‘good’ in Good Friday Read Post »
Firelight, The church and hope
The book of Daniel often gets cited as the model for Christians to follow because he doesn’t acculturate, famously refusing
Dear Christians: non-conformity is not the path to transformation Read Post »
Sunlight, The church and hope
One of my bugbears about the church in the UK and US, is the strong emphasis of non-conformity. We’re told
Dear Christians: Daniel is not the distinctive role model you think he is Read Post »
Sunlight, The church and hope
Last week, I met up with a good friend, also a blogger, whose areas of interest overlap with mine particularly
When we don’t explain the Trinity, the gospel gets ugly (especially for wives) Read Post »
Firelight, The church and exclusion, The church and hope
When I was a plucky secondary school pupil, I had an idea for a perpetual motion machine. I was beyond
A brain-dump about purity: this time, I think I really might change the world Read Post »
Firelight, The church and hope
Nehemiah. The next DVD and discussion series held my Bible study group will be on… Nehemiah. After reading a truly
What? A study on Nehemiah? And The Gospel Coalition wrote it? Read Post »
Firelight, The church and hope
