The gospel of church government
The author and atheist, Christopher Hitchens, wrote in his autobiography: “Everything about Christianity is contained in the pathetic image of ‘the flock’”. I think he’s spot on. Frankly, he’s thought…
And all the people said… [inaudible mumble]
I probably said it at church today about 15 times. You might have said it slightly less. It’s a “religious” word. You find it translated in English Bibles 50 times,…
Maybe Christianity should feel foreign…
It’s easy for those of us who’ve been Christians for a while to forget how big a deal it is for someone to walk into church for the first time.…
Do you trust me?
I recently came across this trust “traffic--light system”, which I think is helpful: Red: I do not trust you. You need to work to earn my trust. Orange: I sort…
Eternal Life isn’t available on the NHS
We need to talk about the NHS. Like the BBC, the NHS is a beloved national institution, which we highly prize and also get frustrated with. People at church work…
A Prayer for the Plague
This is the prayer we used on Sunday morning, taken from the Book of Common Prayer. It sounds quite different to many of the prayers that we might be praying.…
“The moment God begets, he is not God!”
That title is a quote from the popular Muslim apologist, Zakir Naik. And on this rare occasion, I (along with all orthodox Christians) can heartily agree. God didn’t become a…