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The Power of Example
You don't have to look too far in the Bible or in life to see the power of example. We're wired to be copycats. Infants learn to talk by copying.…
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“The Bible isn’t helping”
Have you ever felt depressed and had someone remind you of Philippians 4:4 - “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice”? Or perhaps you’ve been in the…
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Worm theology
“Worm theology” was popular in the past, but gets a bad rap nowadays. It describes a Christian piety that enjoys describing ourselves as “worms”! Christians produced and sang hymns and…
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The missing Christianity Explored session
I love Christianity Explored. I’ve used the material more times than I can remember. I love the way it’s designed to get people into Mark’s gospel. I love that it…
Switzerland, Geneva; 16 Feb. 2018 .On the occasion of the World Council of Churches 70th anniversary the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, visited the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva
The Archbishop offered a lecture on the theme: "Ecumenical Spring: from Negotiated Frontiers to Open Borders."
Archbishops Justin Welby and Stephen Cottrell need to resign from office and repent.
The office of Archbishop of Canterbury or York is a position I can honestly say I would never want to occupy – not in a million years. Firstly, I think…
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Books, books, books
It was great to have Paul Levy with us at our 20s/30s today, talking about reading - first, reading our Bibles, second, Christian books. Here are some of the books…
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Self-examination for the Lord’s Supper
“Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup” (1 Cor 11:28). The last time I sat an exam was in May…
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If Jesus let Judas take the Last Supper, what right do we have to bar people from the Lord’s Table?
On the surface, this appears to be a powerful argument against the church refusing to admit someone to the Lord’s Table. Who do we think we are?! If Christ let his traitor…
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Obedience now, not next week
It’s very common to put off an act of obedience, because we tell ourselves it’s too impracticable at the moment. To obey God now is too complicated, so we decide to postpone…
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Church Rotas
I’m trying to organise the rotas at the moment. I can assure you this kind of paperwork isn’t what got me into ministry! But as I think about it, a rota…