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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 … More

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 … More

Christianity, Church life, Culture, Local Church, Misunderstanding

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

Why we still need nuance

One of the unfortunate things about words is how readily weaponised they are. Language, by its very essence, is in … More

Christianity, Culture, Nuance, Public Square

Book review: Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson

Christianity and creativity can have a fairly complex and conflicted relationship. On the one hand there is the sheer volume … More

Adorning the Dark, Andrew Peterson, Creativity, Culture, The Rabbit Room

The cessation of virtue

With the now ubiquitous use of social media, we have come to democratise our ethics and publicise our convictions on … More

Christianity, Culture, Freedom of Conscience, Freedom of Speech, meaning, postmodernism, Social Media

Living in important times

I have lived in important places, times When great events were decided; who owned That half a rood of rock, … More

Christianity, Culture, Evangelism, Ministry, Mission, priorities, service, Social Media

Barbed wire boy

I went to an all boys high school (comprehensive) in 1980s/90s Northern Ireland, a place where a friend’s mother bluntly … More

Christianity, Culture, Freedom of Speech, Homophobia, meaning

Preaching to the Extinction Rebellion

Our world is shuddering awake to the alarm bell of climate change, to the potential for an uninhabitable earth, to … More

Christianity, Culture, Ecology, Evangelism, Extinction Rebellion, Ministry, truth

No private matter – Pt.2

For the present generation the private sphere has been sacrificed on the altar of easy publicity, and the democratic platforms … More

Culture, Ministry, Social Media

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