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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
If you read Christian theology, you’ll come across something called the sin of curiosity. For example, the Westminster Larger Catechism lists “curious searching into God’s secrets” as a breach of the first…
“There is not a single statement in the complete Bible where Jesus Christ (pbuh) himself says he is God or ‘worship me!’. If any Christian can show me any verse…
Over breakfast, the children were admitting that the film version of Charlotte’s Web makes them cry. It made me wonder if, as 21st century Christians, we have shed more tears…
Lots of Christians today, without realising it, have started to treat singing as a sacrament. Now, I know that the word “sacrament” doesn’t trip off most Christians’ tongues. I doubt…
Let me start with two caveats. Firstly, I’m called to be a minister of Christ’s eternal kingdom, not the United Kingdom. I’m not a politician, or qualified to talk politics…