Posted on October 6, 2018
Humanity is suffering from Identity Theft
People are made to name and to be named. God names humans as His image and then renames people, most significantly Abram, to indicate how their very identity has been shaped by their history and experiences in God…. Read More
Posted on September 16, 2018
Untangling the Circles of our Lives
It can seem like we have less and less time, less relational energy and yet various voices within the Church consistently compete for when and where we should be spending that time. “We should spend time with other… Read More
Posted on August 16, 2017
Why the Pigs had to die – Some Reflections on the Strange Story of the Gerasene Demoniac
Looking at the the story in Mark 5, frankly, it is a completely bizarre story to modern, western ears. (Disclaimer)1 A Man who couldn’t be chained up, with some violent form of possession, is freed from ‘what ails… Read More
Posted on July 30, 2017
How can we face the future in a society full of fear?
Often we mistake the opposite of Love as hate, but in fact it is fear. There are things worth fearing, but fear as an undertone of life, relationships and society does not produce flourishing as God intended it…. Read More
Posted on June 2, 2017
Why more thinking, healing and experiencing may be hurting us
I’ve been reading and enjoying the work of Robert Webber recently. Webber led a change in evangelical circles to recover some of the treasures from the early church into our (post)modern mission, worship and thinking. In the appendix… Read More
Posted on December 16, 2016
God Likes Wine | Disconnected thoughts on Wine in Scripture, Society and the Christian life | Part 2
In part one, I looked at wine through scripture and it’s particular relationship to us remembering Jesus. This week, I’m reflecting on how wine operates in our society and how it relates to our Christian life. In our… Read More
Posted on December 14, 2016
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Posted on December 10, 2016
God likes Wine – Some Disconnected thoughts on Wine in Scripture, Society and the Christian life | Part 1
Over the last few years, I’ve thought more and more about wine. Growing up in the UK, wine was either brought out for special occasions and namelessly served, or cheap, mass produced wine which was abused by those… Read More
Posted on October 17, 2016
Why we need to reconsider the bread and wine | An Interview with Isaac Aho
Isaac Aho has written a few things on here before, you can see those here and here. Isaac just finished completing a research project on the practise of the eucharist. The eucharist is practised in as many different… Read More
Posted on October 10, 2016
What kind of smoke fills the temple? Some thoughts on modern worship environments
Recently I got the chance to lead musical worship at a much larger church than I normally attend and was introduced to something called ‘in-ears’. These are basically fancy headphones that cut out most sound and instead give… Read More
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