Christ didn’t give the keys of his church to Boris
This may be a good time for us to remember who holds the keys to the church in the UK. The church doesn’t belong to you or to me. It…
I’ve just found the best teaching on singleness!
Here are 3 talks by Pastor Albert N. Martin on singleness given in 1974! I listened to these on audio cassette many times in my teen years. I’ve searched for…
Cessationism = the sufficiency of Scripture. Continuationism = the insufficiency of Scripture.
There’s a lot of fog surrounding the question of charismatic and non-charismatic churches. The debate is often discussed in terms of miracles or the Holy Spirit. Do you believe God…
Is it selfish to go to church?
Is going to church in a pandemic selfish? It’s not hard to see how this could become a question that Christians will start to face. Chris Whitty very helpfully explained in…
How to holiday
A few suggestions for those who are able to get away over the summer holidays: 1. Encourage a local church. If you are away on a Sunday, be deliberate about…
J. I. Packer & hell
With the death of J. I. Packer on Friday 17th July 2020, I thought I'd share a lecture of his. It was given in Cardiff in 1991 and it's about…
Summer reading suggestions
It’s really easy to feel guilty about how little you’ve read, isn’t it? Here are some suggestions for a (relatively) easy read over the summer. Why not pick one, order…
Moving church “online”
What if you opened your newspaper one day and read the following headlines? Success: NHS moves local hospital online.Fire station shuts its doors, but services still running online. Doors of the…
The risks of public worship
The UK government wants the church to fill out risk assessment forms for people coming to worship. Here’s my assessment of the risks of public worship: Coming to church is…
What “I’m too busy” really means
It’s a very common expression, which we’ve probably all used at some point or other. We use it as a way of explaining why we’re saying “no” to something: “I’m…