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 a press briefing: “The trouble with a pandemic or an epidemic infection like this is if I as an individual increase my risk, I increase …
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 a risky business. Coming to church has always been risky. The church should have been handing out health warnings long before COVID-19, because “our God …
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 too busy”. I don’t think it’s wrong to say it, but it’s important to be honest about what we’re really saying when we use it. Sometimes we …
