I am often unsure what to make of people, faced with teaching from scripture, want to encourage us to consider the “pastoral implications”. Whether it
repentance
What is your personal Nineveh?
I think we all have our own personal Nineveh. For some of us, it really is a place. For others of us, it’s particular types
Hurt, injustice and dealing with reality
Church hurt is real. I have no desire to diminish how anybody feels about their experience of church. I recognise some experiences of church are
Some thoughts on revivals
As you probably know, there are reports of a revival happening at Asbury University, Kentucky. I don’t think many of us this side of the
Suicide is not the unforgiveable sin
I saw a comment on twitter yesterday insisting that, whatever the unforgiveable sin is, we should agree it definitely isn’t suicide. On my reading of
What ‘full responsibility’ must actually mean
Yesterday in parliament we watch, once again, as the Prime Minister used words to mean something entirely different to their normal usage. He told us,