The best place to tackle racism is at the Lord’s Table
In 1857, the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in South Africa made a terrible decision. Some white members of the church requested permission to celebrate the Lord’s Supper separately from black…
Did Jesus prophesy about Mohammed?
A while ago I took part in a Muslim-Christian discussion. At one point in the evening, I heard the old chestnut that Jesus prophesied the coming of Mohammed in John…
Dads, sit your children at the table
This dad has his work cut out! This is particularly for the dads (while we’re likely at home more). I’ve previously said that the table is our most important piece…
Day of Prayer & Fasting
What's the aim? To spend the day fasting and giving some deliberate time to private prayer, to household prayer, and to corporate prayer. Why are we fasting? It’s a clear…
“Traditional” church
If we want people to come to our church, “traditional” is one of the last words any of us would use to describe us. Nowadays, the word “traditional” is only…
This is what I want to be like when I’m 89!
Derek Prime was the minister of Landsdowne Evangelical Church, south London (1957-69), and Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh (1969-1987). His son and grandson are also in the ministry. He went to be…
Presbyterians put Jesus to death
The majority of Christians are not interested in labels today, but All Nations Church Ilford is a “presbyterian” church. We’re part of a little group of churches started by Francis…
Ouch!
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran pastor during the Third Reich in Germany, who refused to swear allegiance to Hitler. The Nazis imprisoned him for 2 years, and eventually killed him,…
Christians do long-distance relationships!
One of the things I’m trying to figure out is how as a church we should adjust to the government’s advice not to gather for worship. The off-the-shelf solution we’ve…
“Indoor things”
At the moment we're not in lockdown, so make the most of being able to get out and go for a walk. But it looks like lots of us will…