It seems smacking (or, to use the American, spanking) has reared its head in Christian circles again. I recall some time ago John Piper arguing
authority
Less leader and more shepherd and servant
Who is head of the church? In true Sunday School style, everyone knows the answer, as always, is Jesus. Colossians 1 and Ephesians 5 both
Don’t let the text become the slave of your framework
There is something in us that has this tendency to end up making verses say the exact opposite of what they are clearly saying. Often,
Muslim-Christian Dialogue: The authority of scripture
We held our monthly Muslim-Christian Dialogue event yesterday. This month, we spoke about the authority of the scriptures. As ever, there is much more we
Submission does not mean celebration
John Stevens has written a short post about the coronation of King Charles, and particularly the introduction of an oath the general public will be
The problem with slippery slope arguments
I’m not on twitter, as I previously mentioned here, but that still doesn’t stop some of it still getting through. My friend, Dave Williams, posted