A few years ago while at the vicar factory I wrote this piece on the atonement as part of the doctrine course I was taking, led by the fantastically wonderful Alister McGrath. While the first half represents an obligatory overview …
The full tribunal judgement is available online here. It’s a 1.2Mb download which I’m going to read now and then comment on if necessary. OK, my initial thoughts, numbered by sections of the Tribunal’s judgement: 13 – The sentence “In …
See the precipitation in the forecast map below? It’s all just arrived with brother thunder and sister lightning. Hmmm. As the rain comes down I’m sat in my study typing away (sermon, summer services, bible studies…) and going through all …
I hesitated before typing that title, as I wanted to correctly describe the situation recently in Chelmsford. The Bishop, John Gladwin, refused to ordain Richard Wood as a deacon because Richard Wood refused to take communion with him afterwards (and …
As Simon and others are reporting, the Bishop of Hereford has lost the case brought against him by John Reaney. Now that I’ve got back in I want to comment on this case and some matters arising. First, I think …
We were out last night seeing the latest Harry Potter. You know, this one: Can I let you into a secret? I thought I was going to just watch it and move on, but it was very, VERY good. I …