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After Disruption

If you happen to visit Berlin it would be well worth looking out for the Chapel of Reconciliation on Bernaeur … More

Christianity, Church life, Disruption, Hope, Ukraine

Considering a Call

On this day one year ago I received a phone call from an esteemed elder in a Baptist church over … More

Christianity, Ministry, Pastoral Calling, Pastoral Ministry

An inherited garden (a ministry parable)

We recently moved to a new home and, given how much outdoor spaces are now being used for entertaining, we … More

Christianity, Hope, Local Church, Ministry, Mission, Pastoral Ministry

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 … More

Christianity, Church life, Culture, Local Church, Misunderstanding

Even this, Lord Jesus?

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

Christ Jesus, Christianity, Empathy, Hope

5 things that I can do about racism

Sometimes a problem seems so entrenched and so impossible to scale that giving up is the easiest option. That is … More

Christianity, George Floyd, Racism

Filtering for Repentance

One of the many vulnerabilities of the contemporary evangelical church is a stubborn mistaking of quantity for quality. This can … More

Christianity, Covid-19, repentance

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

Christianity, Covid19, Lament, Ministry, Pastoral Ministry, Preaching

An uncertain sound

There is a famous anecdote about a church producing some signage for the gable wall of their building, with the … More

Christianity, Culture, Preaching

Learning the deeper lessons

These are undoubtedly the strangest of days. We are in a state of upheaval and disruption, and we have no … More

Christian living, Christianity, Coronavirus, Covid19, priorities

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