One of the many vulnerabilities of the contemporary evangelical church is a stubborn mistaking of quantity for quality. This can … More
Category: Preaching
Preaching under the smile and the smiting rod
As I write these words, our home has descended into the silence of sleep on a Saturday night, and I … More
Some implications of an empty pulpit
Whether your cup is half empty or half full in the current global crisis, whether you credit or descry online … More
A Certain Sound through Preaching
How are we to answer the exigencies and anxieties of the hour? What tone of voice and approach should we … More
An uncertain sound
There is a famous anecdote about a church producing some signage for the gable wall of their building, with the … More
The loneliness of the long distance Pastor
At the moment it seems like everything is interim. The decisions that we were agonising over a fortnight ago about … More
Reverse engineering the logic of Scripture
I believe that the systematic expository preaching of Scripture is not the only means of teaching the gathered church, but … More
Quiet and deep Christianity
Ours is an age of fragmentation, of intellectual hopscotch, of results-oriented activity on the one hand and mindless entertainment on … More
The Poetry of the Puritans
Of all the factors which have granted the Puritans a degree of permanence in Reformed Christian consciousness and conversation, perhaps … More
Why God’s people need their elders to teach them
If we were charged with helping a new Christian to develop spiritual disciplines for their growth in the faith, what … More
