In response to a comment in a previous thread, I want to repost part of a piece I wrote two years ago in response to the Martin Dudley affair in London. We are rapidly approaching the point where the traditional wing of the Church of England needs to work out what its priorities are. There [...]
Here’s a funny thing folks. Because I talk about sex, some take the opportunity to use that to pour abuse on me and my family. That’s OK – in fact, it’s been a remarkable insight for me that those who like to think that they are at the vanguard in the church of sexual liberation [...]
I thought these thoughts from Randy Thomas were actually quite useful. I have a feeling Jennifer isn’t clueless that most Christians believe homosexual behavior is sin. I just wonder if anyone ever offered to share with her a redemptive view of sexuality instead of being heavy handed on condemning the behavior. To ask Jennifer to [...]
One of the great things about speaking at Spring Harvest is that you never know who you’re going to be sharing a hospitality chalet with. This week in Minehead I was privileged to share living space with the legendary Paul Field. I first got to hear of Paul Field when as a new Christian I [...]
In response to a question from one of “my flock”, here’s an email I’ve just composed trying to get to grips with the different Gospel accounts. Your comments are welcome! Right…. This one of those cases where the same story is told in different ways, and in some places two narratives have been combined into [...]
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Here in the UK the news has been dominated by reports that Jon Venables, one of the two boys who murdered toddler Jamie Bulger in 1993, has been returned to jail after breaching the terms of his licence. Watching Question Time last night, there was a significant portion of the audience literally baying for his [...]
This is the sermon I preached last Sunday as part of our “Thankful for…” series. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Bible References are Psalm 107:10-16, John 8:31-36 and Genesis 3:1-7
In his speech to Liverpool Diocesan Synod today, Bishop James Jones has argued that the Church should view the debate over human sexuality in the same way that in the past we have agreed to disagree over Just War. He says, A cursory glance at the history of the just war theory and the ethics [...]
Isaiah 58:1-14 Brennan Manning, the Catholic author, writes in The Ragamuffin Gospel about a visit to a baseball game when he was a teenager. Like many people do at these events, he bought a hot dog from one of the vendors who walked around. It was only after his first bite however that he realised [...]
… Jesus loves you more than you could know, even if everybody else has the knives out for you and your husband. You can’t really blame the Schadenfreude enthusiasts can you? Iris Robinson made the headlines over a year ago by not being shy in forthcoming on the Biblical stance on homosexuality. Throw in a [...]
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