Viewing 145 posts by Andrew Bunt

  • The Unexpected Impact of Sex Education image

    The Unexpected Impact of Sex Education

    Andrew Bunt  |  Mon 4 April 2022  

    I’ve recently finished watching the Netflix series Sex Education. The series had been recommended to me as one of the best ways of gaining an insight into how the...

     Read more
  • Praying in Response to Evil image

    Praying in Response to Evil

    Andrew Bunt  |  Thu 24 March 2022  

    There are some passages in the Bible that can leave us feeling a little uncomfortable. Often these are passages about God’s judgement. ‘Does God really act like that?’,...

     Read more
  • The Private or the Public – What’s More Important? image

    The Private or the Public – What’s More Important?

    Andrew Bunt  |  Mon 7 March 2022  

    I’ve sometimes heard leaders talk to other leaders about the importance of our private devotion to Jesus being deeper than our public devotion: time spent on our own, in...

     Read more
  • The Power of Questions image

    The Power of Questions

    Andrew Bunt  |  Fri 14 January 2022  

    We all know how powerful questions can be. A carefully chosen question can often unlock a situation in a way that a simple statement just couldn’t. The right question...

     Read more
  • On the Teaching of Ethics image

    On the Teaching of Ethics

    Andrew Bunt  |  Tue 21 December 2021  

    Preachers, what do you fear? No doubt there are many answers we would give. Some of them would be shared by a lot of us; some of them may be confined to just a few. I...

     Read more
  • Bask in Your Identity image

    Bask in Your Identity

    Andrew Bunt  |  Tue 30 November 2021  

    Is it selfish and self-centred to spend time reflecting on and enjoying the new identity we receive in Christ? I’ve sometimes heard people suggest it is. To do so, some...

     Read more
  • Have Your Say on the Conversion Therapy Ban image

    Have Your Say on the Conversion Therapy Ban

    Andrew Bunt  |  Thu 18 November 2021  

    Should a teenager who is a Christian and is also same-sex attracted be able to receive prayer and support to help them live in line with biblical teaching? Should...

     Read more
  • Parents, Youth Leaders and Trans Teens image

    Parents, Youth Leaders and Trans Teens

    Andrew Bunt  |  Thu 4 November 2021  

    When I was leaving my teens and entering my 20s, I don’t think I knew anyone who identified as transgender. I’m not sure I would even have known what that means. Today,...

     Read more
  • How (Not) To Ban Conversion Therapy image

    How (Not) To Ban Conversion Therapy

    Andrew Bunt  |  Tue 12 October 2021  

    Imagine for a moment a pastoral scenario: a young person shares with you that they are experiencing attraction to people of the same sex. They’ve come to you as a youth...

     Read more
  • Challenging Lawful Discrimination image

    Challenging Lawful Discrimination

    Andrew Bunt  |  Fri 1 October 2021  

    For those who care about protecting young lives, there have been a couple of disappointing court rulings recently. But even when the final outcomes aren’t what might be...

     Read more