Good wishes What follows comes with my very best personal wishes for a joyful Christmas and happy and healthy 2020, to all those who follow these pages. If you’ve been unlucky enough to have made a comment on a previous post and not seen it reflected here, it doesn’t mean that I’ve rejected it – … Continue reading The General Election & Christmas
Should Christians be ‘Eco-Warriors?
15The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. Genesis 2:15 – NRSV 1 The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; Psalm 24:1 – NRSV For many churches, last Sunday was Harvest Festival; a time to give … Continue reading Should Christians be ‘Eco-Warriors?
What’s the purpose of the Church of England
I apologise to my followers for my absence from this blogsite for the last few weeks. I had written what follows some time ago but have been without broadband for the last three weeks. My service is still very unstable, so please do forgive if you post a comment and it takes me a while … Continue reading What’s the purpose of the Church of England
What are the values of Christianity? (2)
‘Thy kingdom come on earth, as it is in heaven’ The Lord’s Prayer 29And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. 30For it is the nations of the world that strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need … Continue reading What are the values of Christianity? (2)
What are the values of Christianity (1)
I find myself amazed routinely about how little the wider public understands about the values of Christianity. To an extent, we Christians have brought this on ourselves: the media’s full of stories about various Christian groups rejecting others and using their faith as an excuse. But I also think that what might contribute to this is our failure to explain to people in simple terms what’s meant by the term ‘Kingdom of God’, around which so much of Christ’s teaching revolves. (Click on the title to read more)
What does God think about homosexuality?
The Australian rugby player Israel Folau has been in trouble with his employers over tweets that ‘Hell awaits’ ‘Drunks, Homosexuals, Adulterers, Liars, Fornicators, Thieves, Atheists, Idolaters’. He’s been condemned by many for views that aren’t representative of ‘the values of the sport’, but as often happens when these issues hit the headlines, he’s also been described as a ‘devout Christian’ and no-one seems to have challenged whether his views are a fair representation of the views that informed and committed Christians should have on these issues. It’s for that reason that I feel the need to open up the issue of Christians and homosexuality, on this occasion more by way of commentary than sermon. (Click on the title to read more)
Reflective Preacher 