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With Such A One Do Not Even Eat, 3: Degrees of exclusion
In the previous post in this series we looked at the way Paul’s instructions in 1 Corinthians 5 about excluding persistent sinners from the church are grounded in the... Read more -
A Working Hypothesis of Human Sexuality
As in households across the UK, the women in my life were hooked on the Poldark TV series. This was down to the storytelling and scenery, though the physical... Read more -
Bring on the Bland
In a few hours time the polls will open and I will trudge off to vote; though I am still not sure in which box my ‘X’ will go. As difficult as it is to maintain, I... Read more -
With Such A One Do Not Even Eat, 2: The Text
In the first post in this series I looked at how difficult it is for us to exercise church discipline in a culture which holds moral values very different from biblical... Read more -
With Such A One Do Not Even Eat: Considering the...
It was the Beatles who sang, Love, Love Love. The angels sing, Holy, Holy, Holy.
I can’t claim the credit for that bon mot, but it neatly sums up an issue with which... Read more -
Some Thoughts on the Election
For those of us in the UK, it is two weeks today until we go to the polls in our General Election. I can feel your excitement.
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How to Vote?
A request came into @thinktheology for us to give some advice as to how Christians should vote in the forthcoming UK General Election. It’s likely we will have some... Read more -
The Transgender Agenda
Having secured the right for homosexuals to ‘marry’ in an increasing number of jurisdictions, the next great societal-moral shift is going to be the normalisation of... Read more -
Twenty-One Years of Grace
Today is my 21st wedding anniversary. Twenty-one years ago, on a typically English April day in which we seemed to experience all four seasons at once (including snow... Read more -
The Price of Shame
After posting about shame the other day a couple of people drew my attention to a recent TED talk delivered by Monica Lewinsky (yes, that Monica Lewinsky) on the price... Read more - Page ‹ First < 33 34 35 36 37 > Last ›