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Bethlehem, Year Zero (An Advent Poem)

As 2020 comes to a close, I’ve noticed many folks make a comparison between the imperfections of our Christmas plans…

Christmas, Poetry

Losing the Truth again

It doesn’t take a lot of research to discover that some subtle shifts are taking place in our society with…

Culture, Ideas, truth

Misunderstanding the Church Pt.2

Living in the last dim rays of gospel light in Western culture can give the church a strong sense of…

Christianity, Church life, Culture, Local Church, Misunderstanding

Misunderstanding the Church

Thomas Mann’s phrase that ‘everything is politics’ seems undeniably true in our society in the second decade of the twenty…

Church life, Covid-19, Government, Local Church, Politics

Interpassive Piety

Convenience can be a costly thing, and the assistance offered by technology can have an adverse effect on our ability…

Christian living, Discipline, Prayer, Technology

The Reformers and the Knowledge Economy

Reformation Day can be both a help and a hindrance in ministry in the 21st century. If our adherence to…

Knowledge Economy, Reformation

3 Reasons to Keep Going as a Pastor

Broadly, if not universally, these are extremely tough times to be a Pastor. Compared with the searing persecution of previous…

Covid19, Local Church, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Stress

Regather. Rejoice. Lament. Rebuild.

Church families are returning to their buildings once again in the UK and Ireland, after a break of almost four…

Covid19, Local Church, Ministry

Even this, Lord Jesus?

Ours is a hyperbolic age, a time when words have become a devalued currency, where sentiment often masks a lack…

Christ Jesus, Christianity, Empathy, Hope

Pastors, Covid, and Criticism

As the barriers erected by Covid 19 in the UK and Ireland start to lift a little, the prospect of…

Coronavirus, Covid19, Local Church, Lockdown, Pastoral Ministry, Pastoralia, Regathering

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