Church in a Circle: practical ideas to encourage participation not passivity
February 6th, 2021
The prophets and Donald Trump
January 20th, 2021
Many “prophets” said God told them Trump would win. Now he hasn’t won, what will they do? Admit they were wrong, or re-interpret what they said?
Next steps along the Way?
January 13th, 2021
Book review of “After Evangelicalism” by David Gushee. It’s easier to deconstruct faith, but harder to reconstruct. This book has some good ideas.
God became a baby – who can understand it?
December 23rd, 2020
Christmas is about a baby and his mother. But there’s a lot more to think about than that, when we look for explanations.
How to make disciples in 2021?
December 15th, 2020
How can we pass on faith to the next generation? Here are some ideas, based on many years of experience, that should be useful to parents and church leaders.
God, genetics and me
November 29th, 2020
A review of “The Language of Genetics” by Denis Alexander – a comprehensive outline of this complex subject.
Donald Trump and the prophets
November 13th, 2020
American christians are deeply polarised over their response to Donald Trump. Why is this, and where does it leave the church?
Living the way of Jesus
October 20th, 2020
What if, as well as talking and learning and speaking to others about our faith, we tried to put his radical teachings into practice in our daily lives?
Book review: coming to terms with the Old Testament
October 1st, 2020
A review of “Has Archaeology Buried the Bible?” by William Dever, and an assessment of how this informs a christian understanding of the Old Testament.
Worrying you can’t believe in the Old Testament any more
September 16th, 2020
A conversation about how it feels to question the Old Testament while continuing to believe in Jesus.
A list of all blog posts, in reverse chronological order, is on the Blog archive page.