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Feb 20th, 2019 — Preaching on Genesis 2 and Revelation 4
Feb 18th, 2019 — The Bible Project: a remarkable resource
Feb 15th, 2019 — The Beatitudes in Luke and Matthew
Feb 13th, 2019 — Should we extend the boundaries of 'gospel freedom' in sexuality?
Feb 11th, 2019 — Remembering Michael Green
Feb 8th, 2019 — Is there forgiveness for Liam Neeson's sin?
Feb 6th, 2019 — The miraculous catch of fish (Luke 5)
Feb 4th, 2019 — How to read the Book of Revelation (well)
Feb 1st, 2019 — The Presentation of Jesus (Luke 2)
Jan 31st, 2019 — What does research say about same-sex parenting?
Jan 28th, 2019 — A plea to the bishops on trans guidance: please listen and respond
Jan 25th, 2019 — Lambeth 2020: what is the future of the Anglican Communion?
Jan 24th, 2019 — Where is the judgement in Luke 4?
Jan 23rd, 2019 — Resurrection changes the world
Jan 21st, 2019 — Resurrection is the fulfilment of God's promises
Jan 18th, 2019 — Tyndale NT study group 2019: call for papers
Jan 18th, 2019 — In what sense was Jesus' resurrection 'bodily'?
Jan 15th, 2019 — How should we interpret the six stone jars in John 2?
Jan 14th, 2019 — Facing death with courage and hope
Jan 11th, 2019 — Was John the Baptist right about Jesus and judgement?
Jan 10th, 2019 — Evangelical and affirming: developments beyond Scripture?
Jan 9th, 2019 — Evangelical and affirming: pastoral accommodation?
Jan 8th, 2019 — Evangelical and affirming: re-reading Genesis 2?
Jan 8th, 2019 — Evangelical and affirming?
Jan 7th, 2019 — Resurrection creates a transformed community
Jan 4th, 2019 — Is the gospel funny?
Jan 3rd, 2019 — Is the story of Epiphany plausible?
Jan 2nd, 2019 — Are New Year's resolutions helpful?
Dec 21st, 2018 — Who was the first Immanuel?
Dec 19th, 2018 — Did Luke get his nativity history wrong?
Dec 17th, 2018 — Reading the Benedictus with the Magnificat
Dec 13th, 2018 — Wisdom and folly: the bishops' guidance on transgender welcome
Dec 10th, 2018 — What are the church attendance statistics telling us?
Dec 3rd, 2018 — Once more: Jesus was not born in a stable
Nov 30th, 2018 — Is Luke 21.25-36 about the Second Coming?
Nov 28th, 2018 — Do we 'encounter Christ in those on the margins'?
Nov 26th, 2018 — Where is the Cross found in the Book of Revelation?
Nov 21st, 2018 — Where is the Spirit in the Lord's Prayer?
Nov 19th, 2018 — Why does it matter that young people do theology?
Nov 16th, 2018 — Can the Book of Revelation help us engage with culture?
Nov 13th, 2018 — Is this the best long-term church growth strategy?
Nov 9th, 2018 — What should Remembrance do in us?
Nov 7th, 2018 — What does the Oxford Ad Clerum mean?
Nov 5th, 2018 — Does the NT contradict itself? Does it matter?
Nov 2nd, 2018 — Does our thinking about mission actually shape our practice?
Oct 30th, 2018 — Is it time to rethink the 'testimony'?
Oct 26th, 2018 — Are people ‘without excuse’ when looking at the natural world?
Oct 24th, 2018 — Should we be ashamed of shame?
Oct 22nd, 2018 — Does the Spirit need liturgy?
Oct 17th, 2018 — Are we treating clergy couples well?
Oct 15th, 2018 — Reading Mark 10: the contradictions of grace
Oct 9th, 2018 — Is the Bishops' Policy on Civil Partnerships Sustainable?
Oct 5th, 2018 — Christian Hope and the End of the World: Sat 10th November
Oct 4th, 2018 — Is this the solution to our missional challenge?
Oct 2nd, 2018 — Why we need a new Lord's Prayer
Oct 1st, 2018 — Does theology help makes sense of Artificial Intelligence?
Sep 28th, 2018 — Is 'Babylon' Rome or Jerusalem?
Sep 26th, 2018 — Tragedy, sexuality and speaking the truth
Sep 24th, 2018 — Where is the cross in the Book of Revelation?
Sep 20th, 2018 — Why don't men come to church?
Sep 18th, 2018 — Should we stop referring to God as 'he'?
Sep 14th, 2018 — How to speak well on radio
Sep 13th, 2018 — What did Jesus have against goats?
Sep 12th, 2018 — Should Christian leaders pronounce on political positions?
Sep 6th, 2018 — Vocation in the economy of God (ii)
Sep 5th, 2018 — Vocation in the economy of God (i)
Sep 3rd, 2018 — Why we all need printed Bibles
Aug 31st, 2018 — What can we preach in moments of crisis?
Aug 30th, 2018 — What is the future of 'gathered' church?
Aug 28th, 2018 — Did the Syrophoenician woman teach Jesus to be Jesus?
Aug 24th, 2018 — Why so many different interpretations of Revelation?
Aug 22nd, 2018 — Can we preach so people want to listen?
Aug 16th, 2018 — What signal was given by the Ely Pride flag?
Aug 15th, 2018 — Why did Jesus come to 'bring division and a sword'?
Aug 14th, 2018 — What is wrong with wearing a burqa?
Aug 10th, 2018 — Jesus came...to destroy the works of the evil one
Aug 9th, 2018 — What is a Christian?
Aug 8th, 2018 — The death penalty and Christian moral teaching
Aug 7th, 2018 — Did Jesus come to bring 'good news'?
Aug 6th, 2018 — Do we meet as church to worship or to learn?
Aug 2nd, 2018 — What does it mean to be 'in Christ'?
Aug 1st, 2018 — How does Revelation configure space and time?
Jul 31st, 2018 — What does it mean to be human?
Jul 30th, 2018 — Second Festival of Theology: Wed 17th October 2018
Jul 27th, 2018 — What will revival look like?
Jul 25th, 2018 — Does the Old Testament depict a God of grace?
Jul 24th, 2018 — What can Christian leaders learn from Gareth Southgate?
Jul 20th, 2018 — Why we should read more slowly—and live more slowly
Jul 18th, 2018 — The Church of England teaching document on sexuality
Jul 16th, 2018 — What is God doing in the beheading of John the Baptist?
Jul 13th, 2018 — Can Scripture engage our imagination? An interview with Paula Gooder
Jul 12th, 2018 — What does it take to reimagine Britain?
Jul 9th, 2018 — Why we should listen to Vicky Beeching
Jul 6th, 2018 — Are clergy becoming dull conformists?
Jul 3rd, 2018 — What is the meaning of the six stone jars at the wedding in Cana?
Jul 2nd, 2018 — The challenge of Scripture and doctrine: Tyndale Fellowship 2018
Jun 29th, 2018 — Second Festival of Theology: October 17th 2018
Jun 27th, 2018 — Is Anglican leadership biblical?
Jun 26th, 2018 — What questions do people have about the Bible?
Jun 22nd, 2018 — Should we always obey the government?
Jun 20th, 2018 — Who really wrote the Qur'an?
Jun 18th, 2018 — The historic reading of 1 Tim 2
Jun 15th, 2018 — What is your vision of Jesus?
Jun 13th, 2018 — Should Christians share in Muslim Iftar meals?
Jun 12th, 2018 — How can we be distinctive disciples?
Jun 11th, 2018 — How can we live with difference?
Jun 7th, 2018 — Is the EU the 'greatest human dream realised'?
Jun 4th, 2018 — Should we proclaim that 'God is love'?
Jun 1st, 2018 — Does the State of Israel fulfil biblical prophecy?
May 31st, 2018 — The Trinity explained in words of one syllable
May 30th, 2018 — Was Jesus funny?
May 26th, 2018 — Once more: on preaching on Trinity Sunday
May 22nd, 2018 — What can preachers learn from Michael Curry?
May 21st, 2018 — What should we expect from God during Pentecost?
May 18th, 2018 — Does measuring mission make the Church grow?
May 16th, 2018 — Did Jesus want a fresh expression of Israel?
May 14th, 2018 — How to give (and receive) good feedback
May 11th, 2018 — How do we find our true identity?
May 10th, 2018 — Are there different 'loves' in John 21?
May 8th, 2018 — How should we respond to this transgender moment?
May 4th, 2018 — Can churches be dementia-friendly?
May 3rd, 2018 — Speaking for the C of E on sexuality
Apr 23rd, 2018 — Does God discipline those whom God loves?
Apr 17th, 2018 — Should IICSA change our theology?
Apr 16th, 2018 — How effective is your preaching rhetoric?
Apr 9th, 2018 — Is there 'new evidence' of women in the Jesus movement?
Apr 6th, 2018 — What is the shape of hope in the Apocalypse (part ii)?
Apr 4th, 2018 — Should we believe in hell?
Mar 30th, 2018 — The politics of the cross
Mar 29th, 2018 — What kind of fool is this Jesus?
Mar 28th, 2018 — The End of the Pemberton appeal saga
Mar 27th, 2018 — What actually happened in Holy Week?
Mar 26th, 2018 — Did Stephen Hawking prove that God does not exist?
Mar 23rd, 2018 — What did the Book of Revelation ever do for us?
Mar 21st, 2018 — Should we talk about morality?
Mar 20th, 2018 — Can the Church change its practice on marriage without changing its doctrine?
Mar 19th, 2018 — What is the shape of hope in the Apocalypse (part i)?
Mar 16th, 2018 — Are clergy indispensable?
Mar 15th, 2018 — Why do some people come to faith and not others?
Mar 13th, 2018 — Tyndale NT Study Group 27–29 June 2018: the Gospel of John
Mar 12th, 2018 — On mothers, church, and the motherly love of God
Mar 9th, 2018 — What did Jesus really look like?
Mar 7th, 2018 — Theology conferences 2018–2019
Mar 6th, 2018 — The kingdom of God: Now? Not yet? Church? World?
Mar 5th, 2018 — How to prune for fruitfulness
Mar 2nd, 2018 — What does Jesus mean by 'new wineskins'?
Feb 28th, 2018 — Luke's chronology and the theology of the incarnation
Feb 27th, 2018 — Is Revelation a vision—or an audition?
Feb 26th, 2018 — Billy Graham: a tribute
Feb 22nd, 2018 — What is worship?
Feb 20th, 2018 — Is Richard Rohr a heretic?
Feb 16th, 2018 — What's wrong with transgender liturgy?
Feb 14th, 2018 — What Lent disciplines do we need to embrace?
Feb 12th, 2018 — Are people with Down's syndrome truly valued?
Feb 9th, 2018 — Theological Reflection on Male-Female Complementarity
Feb 8th, 2018 — Should church order prevent church union?
Feb 7th, 2018 — The Church of England and closer union with Methodists
Feb 5th, 2018 — Is the work of the Spirit novel and surprising?
Feb 2nd, 2018 — Can we be virtuous in an age of social media?
Feb 1st, 2018 — Should secular leadership theory influence Christian ministry?
Jan 31st, 2018 — Valuing people with Down's Syndrome: a parent's response
Jan 30th, 2018 — What are the keys to resolving conflict?
Jan 29th, 2018 — Reading Scripture with our past, with others and with God
Jan 26th, 2018 — How to interpret the Bible
Jan 25th, 2018 — On welcoming transgender people
Jan 24th, 2018 — Why is life like a labyrinth?
Jan 18th, 2018 — Paul’s Understanding of Resurrection (iii)
Jan 17th, 2018 — Should women and men be paid equally?
Jan 16th, 2018 — Paul’s Understanding of Resurrection (ii)
Jan 15th, 2018 — Paul's Understanding of Resurrection (i)
Jan 12th, 2018 — Five essentials of Biblical Interpretation no. 4: content
Jan 10th, 2018 — How much are clergy worth?
Jan 8th, 2018 — A plea for inclusion
Jan 5th, 2018 — Christian doctrine and Schrödinger's Cat
Jan 4th, 2018 — The one thing women leaders in the Bible had in common
Jan 3rd, 2018 — Does Scripture need the Church?
Jan 2nd, 2018 — What does the New Year mean?
Dec 28th, 2017 — Why did Jesus come?
Dec 25th, 2017 — What does Christmas mean?
Dec 23rd, 2017 — Three Christmas Surprises
Dec 21st, 2017 — 'Is the new Bishop of London any good?'
Dec 20th, 2017 — Should Christmas carols be biblical?
Dec 18th, 2017 — What is missing in the George Bell case?
Dec 15th, 2017 — Is Jerusalem important?
Dec 13th, 2017 — Should we preach at Carol services?
Dec 11th, 2017 — Should we change the Lord's Prayer?
Dec 8th, 2017 — Ministry amongst those with memory loss
Dec 7th, 2017 — Festival of Theology programme: 30th Jan 2018
Dec 5th, 2017 — Can Anglo-Catholic churches grow?
Dec 4th, 2017 — What does a good sermon look like?
Dec 1st, 2017 — Can Meghan Markle marry into monarchy?
Nov 30th, 2017 — Is David Bosch's 'missio Dei' an error?
Nov 28th, 2017 — Should we address God as 'she' (like Sweden)?
Nov 27th, 2017 — What is going wrong with theological education?
Nov 24th, 2017 — Is God a ruthless exploiter of our talents?
Nov 24th, 2017 — Who are the sheep and the goats in Matt 25?
Nov 23rd, 2017 — Can Spirit-led worship be structured?
Nov 21st, 2017 — Should we be offended by Sausage Roll Jesus?
Nov 16th, 2017 — Jesus was not born in a stable (honest!)
Nov 15th, 2017 — Where is the boundary between religion and politics?
Nov 13th, 2017 — Can we care and say 'no' to a request?
Nov 10th, 2017 — The Festival of Theology: 30th Jan 2018
Nov 9th, 2017 — Can we handle conflict like Jesus?
Nov 8th, 2017 — Are we all guilty?
Nov 7th, 2017 — Did John see Revelation as a vision?
Nov 6th, 2017 — Can we still talk of being 'lost' and 'found'?
Nov 3rd, 2017 — What is Matthew 24 all about?
Nov 2nd, 2017 — What does Revelation tell us about the human condition?
Nov 1st, 2017 — What has economics to do with theology?
Oct 31st, 2017 — Does 'Israel' have a divine right to the land? part ii
Oct 31st, 2017 — Does ‘Israel’ have a divine right to the land? part i
Oct 30th, 2017 — How well has Britain treated the Jews?
Oct 27th, 2017 — Tyndale NT Study Group 2018
Oct 26th, 2017 — What did large churches ever do for us?
Oct 24th, 2017 — Can Hereford change the Church on sexuality?
Oct 23rd, 2017 — Where will it all end?
Oct 20th, 2017 — The shame of Britain's prison system
Oct 18th, 2017 — Is it time to forget about hell?
Oct 17th, 2017 — Teaching the Whole Story of Scripture
Oct 16th, 2017 — What on earth is God up to?
Oct 13th, 2017 — Is there a biblical vision of fatherhood?
Oct 12th, 2017 — Does the Book of Revelation have a structure?
Oct 10th, 2017 — Sermon series: Signs of Life
Oct 9th, 2017 — What on earth is going on?
Oct 6th, 2017 — Can Christian mission be effective without the arts?
Oct 5th, 2017 — Who's in charge around here?
Oct 4th, 2017 — What's going on with 1 Cor 14?
Oct 2nd, 2017 — Are evangelicals (right to be) paranoid?
Sep 29th, 2017 — Why we need Silence
Sep 27th, 2017 — Is it true that 'God is love'?
Sep 25th, 2017 — Why are 'progressives' so anti-freedom?
Sep 22nd, 2017 — What should we make of 'End Times' speculation?
Sep 20th, 2017 — Will the world end on 23rd September?
Sep 19th, 2017 — 'Head' does not mean 'leader' in 1 Cor 11.3
Sep 15th, 2017 — Did Paul have a pastoral strategy?
Sep 11th, 2017 — Is there hope for unbelieving Britain?
Sep 8th, 2017 — How can we use words well in worship?
Sep 7th, 2017 — How do we make sense of the Beatitudes?
Sep 4th, 2017 — Evangelical responses to the 'Nashville Statement'
Aug 30th, 2017 — Do we have a better story about sexuality and faith?
Aug 28th, 2017 — What are the angels doing in the Book of Revelation?
Aug 26th, 2017 — Should we read the Bible literally?
Aug 17th, 2017 — Were loving, faithful same-sex relations known in antiquity?
Aug 14th, 2017 — Is Sunday a chance for rest?
Aug 10th, 2017 — How does the Spirit help resolve critical questions about the Bible?
Aug 9th, 2017 — How does the Spirit help us think critically about the Bible?
Aug 7th, 2017 — Is Philip North right about the Church and the poor?
Aug 4th, 2017 — Preaching: script or no script?
Aug 2nd, 2017 — Why read the Book of Revelation?
Jul 24th, 2017 — The church changed its mind on slavery. Why not on sex?
Jul 18th, 2017 — What does detailed biblical study offer ministry?
Jul 17th, 2017 — Is Synod competent?
Jul 6th, 2017 — Synod's debate on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)
Jul 5th, 2017 — Why bishops should throw away their mitres
Jul 3rd, 2017 — Why is wealth such a threat to faith?
Jul 1st, 2017 — Do Sexual Orientation Change Efforts cause harm? Possibly, but....
Jun 30th, 2017 — Preaching and creativity
Jun 30th, 2017 — (How) should we proclaim bad news?
Jun 29th, 2017 — Prayer, anger and Grenfell Tower
Jun 26th, 2017 — What miracle(s) does the Church need on sexuality?
Jun 23rd, 2017 — Is the Christian faith tolerant?
Jun 21st, 2017 — On devils, details and reading the Book of Revelation
Jun 19th, 2017 — Ministry at Grenfell Tower
Jun 16th, 2017 — What causes disunity?
Jun 15th, 2017 — Can mission happen without building community?
Jun 12th, 2017 — Violence in Christianity and Islam
Jun 9th, 2017 — Preaching on Trinity Sunday
Jun 7th, 2017 — Debating transgender
Jun 5th, 2017 — Why clergy should be doing themselves out of a job
Jun 2nd, 2017 — The dynamism of Pentecost
Jun 1st, 2017 — How should Christians respond to Islamist violence?
May 31st, 2017 — What happens when we perform Scripture?
May 26th, 2017 — Can young people be freed from social stereotypes?
May 25th, 2017 — Why is Ascension Day so important?
May 24th, 2017 — What do we feel about the Manchester bombing?
May 22nd, 2017 — Why as a Christian I am voting for Labour
May 18th, 2017 — Why as a Christian I am voting Conservative
May 17th, 2017 — What does Rev 4–5 tell us about the Trinity?
May 15th, 2017 — Why as a Christian I am voting Liberal Democrat
May 11th, 2017 — Should evangelicals be embarrassed by Newcastle?
May 10th, 2017 — How can we engage with the Bible creatively?
May 8th, 2017 — How should Christians vote?
May 4th, 2017 — Do we need to be powerful to be fruitful?
May 3rd, 2017 — Are unbelievers 'lost'?
Apr 28th, 2017 — The dichotomies of the Christian life
Apr 26th, 2017 — Should faith be 'certain'?
Apr 24th, 2017 — Tyndale NT Study Group July 2017
Apr 21st, 2017 — What does the Church need to do to approve same-sex marriage?
Apr 19th, 2017 — Have we got the schedule for Easter wrong?
Apr 18th, 2017 — What is the evidence for the resurrection?
Apr 15th, 2017 — Did Jesus die to 'satisfy God's wrath'?
Apr 13th, 2017 — Do Christians really not believe in the Resurrection?
Apr 11th, 2017 — Can feelings lead us to truth?
Apr 10th, 2017 — Can all-age worship be cringe-free?
Apr 7th, 2017 — Palm Sunday according to Matthew
Apr 6th, 2017 — Should we be bothered about losing 'Easter'?
Apr 4th, 2017 — How do we give and receive love? (John 13)
Apr 3rd, 2017 — What costly devotion does Jesus call us to (John 12)?
Mar 31st, 2017 — The compassion of God in John 11
Mar 28th, 2017 — Do Evangelicals have a Spirituality?
Mar 26th, 2017 — What's wrong with Comic Relief?
Mar 24th, 2017 — Does God meet us in particular places?
Mar 22nd, 2017 — (What) do we think about Messy Church?
Mar 20th, 2017 — Sex and morality in Church and society
Mar 17th, 2017 — How can training for ministry be truly effective?
Mar 15th, 2017 — Why Pope Francis is wrong about begging
Mar 14th, 2017 — Has Preaching Had its Day?
Mar 13th, 2017 — Mourning our Infidelity
Mar 6th, 2017 — How many times did Jesus visit Jerusalem?
Mar 3rd, 2017 — What is the pastoral impact of eschatology?
Mar 1st, 2017 — Agreeing to disagree in Sheffield...?
Feb 27th, 2017 — Why don't we talk about the end of the world more?
Feb 25th, 2017 — Preaching on the Transfiguration
Feb 24th, 2017 — Can we Dethrone Mammon?
Feb 23rd, 2017 — How do we make sense of (Jesus') commandments?
Feb 21st, 2017 — Can we survive the email onslaught?
Feb 20th, 2017 — The narrative theology of Mark 6
Feb 17th, 2017 — Truth and falsehood in Synod debates
Feb 16th, 2017 — On Synod, sexuality, and not 'Taking note'
Feb 15th, 2017 — Tyndale NT Study Group 2017
Feb 15th, 2017 — The narrative artistry of Mark 5
Feb 13th, 2017 — Church teaching and LGB mental health
Feb 10th, 2017 — What is mission all about?
Feb 9th, 2017 — Is evangelical theology abusive?
Feb 8th, 2017 — What made Richard Chartres such an effective leader?
Feb 6th, 2017 — Were the Shared Conversations just a Con?
Feb 3rd, 2017 — Can the gospel reach digital natives?
Feb 1st, 2017 — Can we disagree better online?
Jan 30th, 2017 — Is Liberalism anti-Semitic?
Jan 27th, 2017 — Where are the bishops leading on the sexuality debate?
Jan 26th, 2017 — Disappointment and God's sovereignty
Jan 19th, 2017 — Can theology save the NHS?
Jan 17th, 2017 — Is it a sin to be rich?
Jan 13th, 2017 — How did the first Christians 'worship'?
Jan 11th, 2017 — Is Jesus begotten of the Father?
Jan 10th, 2017 — Can we have the 'kingdom of God' without God?
Jan 8th, 2017 — A Tribute to Jill Saward
Jan 7th, 2017 — Can we preach bad news? Should we?
Jan 6th, 2017 — Can bishops save the Church?
Jan 4th, 2017 — Is the story of Epiphany credible?
Jan 3rd, 2017 — 2017—the year of being kind?
Dec 30th, 2016 — Is Christmas Good News?
Dec 29th, 2016 — Are we celebrating Jesus' birth at the wrong time?
Dec 27th, 2016 — What are people 'really' celebrating at Christmas?
Dec 23rd, 2016 — Should clergy have Christmas day off?
Dec 21st, 2016 — Was Luke mistaken about the date of Jesus' birth?
Dec 19th, 2016 — Preaching Christmas without a Stable
Dec 14th, 2016 — What is our theology of food?
Dec 9th, 2016 — Jesus was not born in a stable
Dec 8th, 2016 — Jeremy Pemberton loses employment appeal
Dec 7th, 2016 — What does church planting achieve?
Dec 6th, 2016 — Hope and fulfilment in the gospels
Dec 5th, 2016 — The pragmatics of the sexuality debate
Dec 1st, 2016 — Evangelicals and the Trinity
Nov 30th, 2016 — Using images well in preaching
Nov 29th, 2016 — How did John influence the Synoptics?
Nov 26th, 2016 — Interpreting the sheep and the goats in Matt 25
Nov 24th, 2016 — The discourse of the sexuality debate
Nov 23rd, 2016 — Personal disclosure within preaching
Nov 18th, 2016 — Is there an emotional case for Christian faith?
Nov 17th, 2016 — What is the most important thing in preaching?
Nov 16th, 2016 — Evangelicals, Trump and theology
Nov 15th, 2016 — How do young (and old) people read Bible stories?
Nov 12th, 2016 — How Social Justice Ideology gave us Donald Trump
Nov 11th, 2016 — What should Remembrance do?
Nov 9th, 2016 — Why did Trump win?
Nov 8th, 2016 — What is the role of women in the OT?
Nov 7th, 2016 — Does Jesus have something against the Church?
Nov 5th, 2016 — Does critical thinking lead to sceptical theology?
Nov 3rd, 2016 — Is Church decline the fault of poor leadership?
Nov 1st, 2016 — What does 'abundant life' look like?
Oct 31st, 2016 — Five essentials of Biblical Interpretation no. 3: kind of writing
Oct 28th, 2016 — Should your church employ a nurse?
Oct 27th, 2016 — Is 'our God greater than any other'?
Oct 26th, 2016 — Why the Ashers 'gay cake' ruling is wrong in law
Oct 24th, 2016 — Can we preach on the 'texts of terror'?
Oct 21st, 2016 — Defending the rural church: Delusional or Essential?
Oct 20th, 2016 — Can we use social media for evangelism?
Oct 17th, 2016 — Searching for Super(wo)man…?
Oct 14th, 2016 — Did John 'see' Jesus?
Oct 13th, 2016 — Letter to the College of Bishops
Oct 12th, 2016 — How do we reach the under 40s?
Oct 11th, 2016 — Is Pastoral Accommodation the way forward?
Oct 10th, 2016 — What should ecumenical unity look like?
Oct 8th, 2016 — Resolving tensions in our reading of Scripture
Oct 7th, 2016 — Is 'mindfulness' Christian?
Oct 6th, 2016 — Five essentials of Biblical Interpretation 2: context
Oct 5th, 2016 — When is God 'coming on the clouds'?
Oct 4th, 2016 — Do we need common prayer?
Oct 3rd, 2016 — Five essentials of Biblical Interpretation 1: canon
Sep 30th, 2016 — What can Anglicans and Vineyard learn from each other?
Sep 28th, 2016 — Do we need to 'interpret' the Bible?
Sep 27th, 2016 — Resources for preaching on Matthew
Sep 26th, 2016 — Is allegorical interpretation a Good Thing?
Sep 23rd, 2016 — Can evangelicals be redeemed?
Sep 22nd, 2016 — Do we need more vicars?
Sep 20th, 2016 — How soon will God act?
Sep 16th, 2016 — Can we fix Bible translation?
Sep 14th, 2016 — Food, culture and the gospel
Sep 12th, 2016 — What does 'full inclusion' mean?
Sep 10th, 2016 — Why we need a new vision for education
Sep 9th, 2016 — Why is preaching so hard?
Sep 7th, 2016 — Compassion and power in John 11
Sep 5th, 2016 — The Bishop of Grantham and 'crossing a line'
Sep 1st, 2016 — How often did Jesus and his followers fast?
Aug 29th, 2016 — Does the Bible interpret itself?
Aug 24th, 2016 — What does science say about sexuality?
Aug 23rd, 2016 — Does religious freedom require a secular public sphere?
Aug 19th, 2016 — Coping with disappointment in ministry
Aug 18th, 2016 — (How) does Acts 15 help us with difficult decisions?
Aug 15th, 2016 — Does growth need management?
Aug 12th, 2016 — Does Jesus call us to 'repent'?
Aug 11th, 2016 — Is grace opposed to law?
Aug 10th, 2016 — Why I won't be watching the Olympics
Aug 6th, 2016 — The Wounds of a Leader
Aug 4th, 2016 — Power and the pulpit
Aug 2nd, 2016 — Is salvation a ‘wide open space’?
Jul 29th, 2016 — The meaning of martyrdom
Jul 28th, 2016 — What is amazing about 'Amazing Love'?
Jul 25th, 2016 — Questions about the Manchester 'blessing'
Jul 22nd, 2016 — Is John 17 about unity?
Jul 18th, 2016 — The subversive power of grace
Jul 13th, 2016 — Synod's Shared Conversations
Jul 11th, 2016 — The lost virtue of naiveté
Jul 9th, 2016 — Why our leaders need good training
Jul 8th, 2016 — Will we be male and female in the new creation?
Jul 7th, 2016 — Journeying in grace and truth?
Jul 6th, 2016 — What I learnt from a liberal catholic church
Jul 4th, 2016 — Priestly ministry and the Church of England
Jul 3rd, 2016 — The sending of the 72 in Luke 10
Jul 1st, 2016 — Brexit, hate crime, fear: what’s the Christian response?
Jun 30th, 2016 — Ordination does not make you a priest
Jun 29th, 2016 — What does Communion do for us?
Jun 27th, 2016 — How do we journey in grace and truth?
Jun 25th, 2016 — What does the EU vote mean?
Jun 24th, 2016 — So what do we do now?
Jun 23rd, 2016 — Does grace despise virtue?
Jun 22nd, 2016 — Why you need Bible reading notes
Jun 21st, 2016 — Are clergy and laity fundamentally different?
Jun 20th, 2016 — Moving beyond Common Worship
Jun 17th, 2016 — Was Jesus married?
Jun 16th, 2016 — What can we say about the Orlando shooting?
Jun 15th, 2016 — Adding dialogue to monologue preaching
Jun 14th, 2016 — Should preaching be in dialogue format?
Jun 13th, 2016 — Challenging Bullying in Churches
Jun 10th, 2016 — Should preaching be a monologue?
Jun 8th, 2016 — Westminster Abbey, Gucci, & Exotic Animal Skins
Jun 7th, 2016 — Did Jesus heal the centurion's gay lover?
Jun 6th, 2016 — The precious value of vocation
Jun 3rd, 2016 — Does bullying happen in churches?
Jun 2nd, 2016 — Do we have enough vicars?
May 31st, 2016 — How are evangelicals seen—and how do they see themselves?
May 30th, 2016 — Putting the C of E at risk
May 27th, 2016 — Is our worship any good?
May 26th, 2016 — One in a million
May 25th, 2016 — What same-sex marriage brings with it
May 24th, 2016 — Should Christians be theologians?
May 21st, 2016 — The Trinity is not our social program(me)
May 20th, 2016 — Can leaders be truly vulnerable?
May 19th, 2016 — What can Donald Trump teach us about preaching?
May 16th, 2016 — The nonsense of the 'broad church'
May 14th, 2016 — The movements of Pentecost
May 12th, 2016 — The gay lobby we need to listen to
May 11th, 2016 — What did humour in sermons ever do for us?
May 10th, 2016 — Will leaving the EU lead to war?
May 9th, 2016 — Learning leadership from Leicester City
May 7th, 2016 — Should we 'Love the sinner, hate the sin'?
May 6th, 2016 — Do Anglicans believe in 'real presence'?
May 5th, 2016 — Learning from Leicester on Leadership
May 4th, 2016 — How to manage emails
May 3rd, 2016 — Should we 'Hate the sin and love the sinner'?
Apr 30th, 2016 — What is the meaning of the Ascension?
Apr 29th, 2016 — Making our mind up on the European Union
Apr 28th, 2016 — Does setting targets help with growth?
Apr 26th, 2016 — Should we aim for a pure church?
Apr 25th, 2016 — A Christian Perspective on the state of the NHS
Apr 22nd, 2016 — Response: Christian Concern and the Victoria Wasteney case
Apr 20th, 2016 — What does growth look like?
Apr 19th, 2016 — Christian Concern and the Victoria Wasteney case
Apr 18th, 2016 — Poetic structure in Jesus' teaching
Apr 15th, 2016 — What are the Additional Baptism texts doing?
Apr 12th, 2016 — Should the Church be disestablished?
Apr 11th, 2016 — Justin Welby and the Fiery Cauldron of a Broken Family
Apr 8th, 2016 — Questions for evangelical leaders
Apr 7th, 2016 — The sobering truth about Britain and the EU
Apr 6th, 2016 — Inclusivity and discipleship
Apr 4th, 2016 — Are the Acts of the Apostles examples for us to follow?
Apr 2nd, 2016 — Connecting with listeners in preaching
Mar 30th, 2016 — Should we fix the date of Easter?
Mar 29th, 2016 — Liturgy for a missional church
Mar 28th, 2016 — Do we walk in the footsteps of Judas?
Mar 26th, 2016 — The surprise of the resurrection
Mar 23rd, 2016 — What do we learn from the foot washing?
Mar 22nd, 2016 — What does resurrection mean?
Mar 21st, 2016 — No-Palm Sunday in Luke
Mar 18th, 2016 — Women meeting Jesus in John’s gospel
Mar 17th, 2016 — Is the future of leadership lay or ordained?
Mar 16th, 2016 — Jeremy Pemberton appeals the tribunal case
Mar 15th, 2016 — Are we allowed to fear immigration?
Mar 11th, 2016 — Is Archbishops' Council too powerful?
Mar 10th, 2016 — Evangelicalism and the Church of England
Mar 9th, 2016 — The Language of Leadership
Mar 7th, 2016 — What are the 'new wineskins'?
Mar 4th, 2016 — How to sustain long-term ministry
Mar 3rd, 2016 — Jesus and Paul on ministry and discipleship
Mar 2nd, 2016 — Can the C of E do evangelism?
Feb 29th, 2016 — Do we ignore biblical teaching on usury?
Feb 26th, 2016 — Are evangelicals taking over the Church?
Feb 25th, 2016 — Sermon series: In the Wilderness
Feb 24th, 2016 — The democratic deficit in the EU
Feb 19th, 2016 — Coherence and variety in ordained ministry
Feb 16th, 2016 — Order, freedom and human flourishing
Feb 15th, 2016 — What is the future of ministerial training?
Feb 14th, 2016 — What's being debated at General Synod?
Feb 12th, 2016 — Do we need Karl Barth's help with ethics?
Feb 11th, 2016 — Theological discourse and the sexuality debate
Feb 10th, 2016 — Lent disciplines for evangelical leaders
Feb 8th, 2016 — Can we deal with hard questions?
Feb 7th, 2016 — I'm still not busy
Feb 5th, 2016 — Can you be an effective leader without destroying your family?
Feb 4th, 2016 — What do supporters of same-sex marriage believe and why?
Feb 3rd, 2016 — How should we pray for evangelism?
Feb 1st, 2016 — Does the Church of England have 'members'?
Jan 30th, 2016 — The YouGov poll on same-sex marriage
Jan 29th, 2016 — The Challenge of Loneliness
Jan 26th, 2016 — Why labels are important
Jan 25th, 2016 — Is Church decline the fault of evangelicals?
Jan 22nd, 2016 — The Primates and Public Relations
Jan 21st, 2016 — Tyndale NT Study Group 2016: call for papers
Jan 20th, 2016 — Leadership and the Anglican Communion
Jan 19th, 2016 — What we should do about the decline in church attendance?
Jan 18th, 2016 — Is 'inclusion' a Christian virtue?
Jan 15th, 2016 — What does the Primates' Statement mean?
Jan 14th, 2016 — Why are (some) academic books so expensive?
Jan 13th, 2016 — Is our culture biblically literate?
Jan 11th, 2016 — What does grace demand?
Jan 10th, 2016 — What is the Primates' Meeting all about?
Jan 8th, 2016 — Change (and growth?) for the Church of England
Jan 6th, 2016 — Did Epiphany really happen?
Jan 5th, 2016 — God's gifts to us at Christmas
Jan 4th, 2016 — Are resolutions the best way to change?
Jan 1st, 2016 — Four prayers for the New Year 2016
Dec 31st, 2015 — Martyn Percy's non-sense poetry on sexuality
Dec 28th, 2015 — There's something (humble) about Mary
Dec 27th, 2015 — Faith, purity and the virgin birth
Dec 24th, 2015 — Tradition and the contemporary at Christmas
Dec 23rd, 2015 — Preaching the infancy narratives
Dec 22nd, 2015 — Should we preach at Christmas services?
Dec 21st, 2015 — Tributes to Professor Howard Marshall
Dec 17th, 2015 — A vision for ministry and training
Dec 15th, 2015 — Same-sex marriage and the second Jeremy
Dec 14th, 2015 — Was Luke in error about the date of Jesus' birth?
Dec 11th, 2015 — The kingdom and the common good
Dec 8th, 2015 — Do we worship Jesus or the Bible?
Dec 7th, 2015 — Just war, theology and bombing Syria
Dec 4th, 2015 — What are people 'really' doing at Christmas time?
Dec 1st, 2015 — Jesus and gender in Revelation
Nov 30th, 2015 — Should we bomb ISIS in Syria?
Nov 26th, 2015 — Compassion and clarity in the sexuality debate
Nov 25th, 2015 — Advent: The story is better when you know how it ends...
Nov 23rd, 2015 — Is the Lord's Prayer offensive?
Nov 20th, 2015 — Preaching Christ the King
Nov 18th, 2015 — Making sense of the Paris killings?
Nov 16th, 2015 — Reading Luke's gospel
Nov 12th, 2015 — Fairer Sex—fair enough?
Nov 10th, 2015 — Debating the Pemberton Tribunal
Nov 9th, 2015 — Jesus wasn't born in a stable
Nov 5th, 2015 — Pemberton v Inwood: judgement day
Nov 4th, 2015 — The Trinity is not our social program(me)
Nov 2nd, 2015 — Should Christians be competent?
Oct 30th, 2015 — Navigating the transgender agenda
Oct 27th, 2015 — Are we being honest about ordination training?
Oct 23rd, 2015 — Is 'peace' the heart of the gospel?
Oct 22nd, 2015 — Does the C of E ordain 'priests'?
Oct 17th, 2015 — Talking (non)sense about rural mission
Oct 15th, 2015 — Are food and sex 'things indifferent'?
Oct 13th, 2015 — (How) can we live with disagreement?
Oct 12th, 2015 — How to read the Book of Revelation
Oct 9th, 2015 — The Book of Revelation in British Scholarship
Oct 7th, 2015 — Does the NT contradict itself? Does it matter?
Oct 6th, 2015 — What does it take to grow?
Oct 5th, 2015 — Transgender parenting
Oct 3rd, 2015 — Mark 10 and the contradictions of grace
Oct 2nd, 2015 — Can we undo the consumer frenzy of Christmas?
Sep 29th, 2015 — Labour's crazy economics
Sep 28th, 2015 — Do we need male leaders?
Sep 25th, 2015 — Gender, representation and Synod
Sep 23rd, 2015 — Synod, representation and gender
Sep 22nd, 2015 — The Meaning of Death
Sep 21st, 2015 — A Bluffer's Guide to the Anglican Communion
Sep 18th, 2015 — What is going on in the Anglican Communion?
Sep 16th, 2015 — The Ethical Case for Voting Reform
Sep 15th, 2015 — When can the state kill? Questions and issues in the case of Reyaad Khan
Sep 14th, 2015 — Why Jeremy Corbyn is just what we need
Sep 11th, 2015 — False steps in the assisted dying debate
Sep 10th, 2015 — Jeremy Pemberton v (Acting) Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
Sep 8th, 2015 — Virtue signalling and moral decisions
Sep 7th, 2015 — Thinking about migration
Sep 4th, 2015 — Responding to refugees
Sep 3rd, 2015 — Having the lectionary to hand
Sep 2nd, 2015 — Complement–Arianism?
Aug 31st, 2015 — How fast should the church grow?
Aug 28th, 2015 — Was Jesus married to Mary Magdalene?
Aug 26th, 2015 — Should Christians be pro-Israel?
Aug 24th, 2015 — Do we gather to worship or to learn?
Aug 20th, 2015 — 'Judge not'…or 'Judge for yourselves'?
Aug 19th, 2015 — The Extinction of the C of E: Two Issues
Aug 17th, 2015 — When will the C of E be extinct?
Aug 13th, 2015 — Introduction to the Study of Paul
Aug 10th, 2015 — Should Christians care for the poor?
Aug 7th, 2015 — Services of Remembrance
Aug 4th, 2015 — Why I love New Wine
Aug 3rd, 2015 — We worship a baffling God
Jul 31st, 2015 — Money, faith and the Church of England
Jul 30th, 2015 — Gods of our age: Mars (war and conflict)
Jul 29th, 2015 — How to build an invitational community
Jul 27th, 2015 — Gods of our age: Mammon
Jul 25th, 2015 — The Case against Same-Sex Marriage
Jul 17th, 2015 — Should I choose the NIV?
Jul 16th, 2015 — Is the NIV a deliberate mistranslation?
Jul 13th, 2015 — Numerical composition and Revelation's unity
Jul 10th, 2015 — The budget, policy and party power
Jul 8th, 2015 — What is at stake for the church and same-sex marriage
Jul 7th, 2015 — Reconciliation in Paul's theology
Jul 3rd, 2015 — The Poetry of the Lord’s Prayer
Jul 1st, 2015 — “Equal marriage”: Is There A New Christian Ethic for Sex and Marriage?
Jun 30th, 2015 — Is Revelation a unity or a composite?
Jun 29th, 2015 — Who'd want to be perfect?
Jun 23rd, 2015 — What did Jesus look like?
Jun 19th, 2015 — Is wrong doctrine harmful?
Jun 17th, 2015 — Why are there so many interpretations of Revelation?
Jun 16th, 2015 — Briefing: the Jeremy Pemberton Employment Tribunal Case
Jun 15th, 2015 — Tony Campolo's change of heart
Jun 12th, 2015 — Why we need to read more slowly
Jun 10th, 2015 — How to give (and receive) feedback
Jun 9th, 2015 — Responding to Keller
Jun 8th, 2015 — Tim Keller on sexuality
Jun 5th, 2015 — Why preach?
Jun 2nd, 2015 — Can we address God as 'She'?
May 28th, 2015 — How should Christians relate to ‘outsiders’?
May 26th, 2015 — Living Below the Line
May 22nd, 2015 — Revelation and generosity
May 21st, 2015 — Tyndale NT study group July 2015
May 20th, 2015 — The 'Gay Cake' ruling
May 19th, 2015 — What is the mark of the beast?
May 18th, 2015 — Genuine humility
May 14th, 2015 — 'By their fruit you will know…' what?
May 13th, 2015 — Spirituality as a bridge into culture
May 11th, 2015 — Reading Revelation 4–9
May 8th, 2015 — The End of Democracy?
May 7th, 2015 — Reading Revelation 1–3
May 6th, 2015 — Who should I vote for?
May 4th, 2015 — Reconciliation
Apr 30th, 2015 — Resourcing Ministerial Education: back to the egg
Apr 28th, 2015 — Can Christians talk about morality?
Apr 27th, 2015 — The Kingdom of God in the teaching of Jesus (ii)
Apr 27th, 2015 — The Kingdom of God in the teaching of Jesus (i)
Apr 23rd, 2015 — Is the C of E a sinking ship?
Apr 21st, 2015 — My top ten books on theology and ministry (2)
Apr 16th, 2015 — Sex and the Church
Apr 13th, 2015 — Do numbers matter?
Apr 12th, 2015 — Covenant and Calling: a review (part ii)
Apr 9th, 2015 — Covenant and Calling: a review (part i)
Apr 8th, 2015 — Resurrection as surprise
Apr 7th, 2015 — Ministry and Media: an interview
Apr 4th, 2015 — Evidence for the Resurrection
Apr 3rd, 2015 — Glory and grace
Apr 2nd, 2015 — Darkness at noon (and 9.32 am)
Apr 1st, 2015 — The real meaning of Maundy Thursday
Mar 31st, 2015 — How to tell a Bible story: The Ark
Mar 30th, 2015 — Further critique of Tom Wright on Paul
Mar 27th, 2015 — Should Christians think?
Mar 26th, 2015 — Performing Scripture
Mar 25th, 2015 — What does the C of E have to offer the next generation?
Mar 24th, 2015 — Putting relationships first
Mar 22nd, 2015 — Should Lent and Advent swap?
Mar 17th, 2015 — Can Muslims worship Allah in an Anglican church?
Mar 17th, 2015 — My top ten books on theology and ministry (1)
Mar 16th, 2015 — Do Christians love one another?
Mar 16th, 2015 — Tyndale NT Study Group 2015
Mar 13th, 2015 — Is Tom Wright's 'Paul' convincing?
Mar 12th, 2015 — Pruning and fruitfulness
Mar 9th, 2015 — Is 'discipleship' Anglican?
Mar 6th, 2015 — Does faith come in stages?
Mar 3rd, 2015 — Good disagreement?
Mar 2nd, 2015 — Should MPs have second jobs?
Feb 27th, 2015 — Expressing God's welcome
Feb 26th, 2015 — Ken Bailey on The Good Shepherd
Feb 25th, 2015 — Life as labyrinth
Feb 20th, 2015 — How often should we fast?
Feb 19th, 2015 — Which party should I vote for?
Feb 16th, 2015 — Can the 'traditional' view of sexuality ever be plausible?
Feb 13th, 2015 — Labour, business and democracy
Feb 11th, 2015 — Allocating giving for ministry ('parish share')
Feb 9th, 2015 — Stephen Fry and God
Feb 6th, 2015 — Can evangelism be done ethically?
Feb 5th, 2015 — Resolving conflict in Galatians 2
Feb 3rd, 2015 — Kenji Goto: faithful witness
Jan 30th, 2015 — Will Jesus come 'soon' like a taxi?
Jan 29th, 2015 — 300 and still standing...
Jan 27th, 2015 — Can churches become irresistible?
Jan 26th, 2015 — Who is ducking what in the C of E?
Jan 23rd, 2015 — What makes a good sermon?
Jan 21st, 2015 — The Grammar of Leviticus 18.22
Jan 19th, 2015 — Resourcing Ministerial Education: a tasty curate's egg
Jan 16th, 2015 — The Unity of Scripture and the Integrity of God
Jan 13th, 2015 — Brian McLaren and the Bible
Jan 12th, 2015 — Seven questions for men and women on platforms
Jan 9th, 2015 — Women and platforms: a response
Jan 8th, 2015 — Should women be on platforms?
Jan 6th, 2015 — Is Epiphany plausible?
Jan 1st, 2015 — Four prayers for the New Year
Dec 24th, 2014 — Justin Welby: a leader 'for such a time as this...'
Dec 22nd, 2014 — Jesus really wasn't born in a stable
Dec 18th, 2014 — Challenging Christmas traditions (ii)
Dec 17th, 2014 — How to speak on radio (and TV)
Dec 16th, 2014 — Challenging Christmas traditions (i)
Dec 15th, 2014 — Should bishops come from a 'talent pool'?
Dec 11th, 2014 — Did Luke get the date of Jesus' birth wrong?
Dec 10th, 2014 — The Toxic Language in Education
Dec 9th, 2014 — From text to (all-age) talk
Dec 8th, 2014 — The theology of the Autumn Statement
Dec 4th, 2014 — Bible, Gender, Sexuality
Dec 3rd, 2014 — What to preach at a funeral?
Dec 1st, 2014 — What to preach at funerals? Competition!
Nov 28th, 2014 — Preaching on Advent 1
Nov 27th, 2014 — More Perfect Union? another view (ii)
Nov 27th, 2014 — More Perfect Union? another view (i)
Nov 25th, 2014 — Experiencing megachurch
Nov 24th, 2014 — Role models in the Acts of the Apostles
Nov 21st, 2014 — The state of the (Westminster) debate
Nov 19th, 2014 — Fresh expressions or inherited church?
Nov 17th, 2014 — Extending human ability through technology
Nov 12th, 2014 — The end of residential training?
Nov 10th, 2014 — What is Remembrance for?
Nov 7th, 2014 — (Why) should we read the Apocrypha?
Nov 4th, 2014 — In dialogue with Steve Chalke?
Oct 29th, 2014 — Is Sunday a day of rest?
Oct 28th, 2014 — Daily lectionary in your calendar
Oct 27th, 2014 — Why all the 'End times' speculation?
Oct 24th, 2014 — How to save the Church of England
Oct 22nd, 2014 — How to save a diocese
Oct 20th, 2014 — (How) does Jesus fulfil our longings?
Oct 15th, 2014 — Free healthcare cannot continue
Oct 13th, 2014 — Jesus' view of mission
Oct 8th, 2014 — More Perfect Union?
Oct 1st, 2014 — Is gender difference innate?
Sep 29th, 2014 — The reliable Bible: Craig Blomberg's 'Aha' moment
Sep 26th, 2014 — What do we do when the Bible is 'wrong'?
Sep 24th, 2014 — To script or not to script?
Sep 22nd, 2014 — The importance of testimony
Sep 18th, 2014 — What does it mean to be 'lost'?
Sep 16th, 2014 — The real issue behind the Scottish Independence vote
Sep 15th, 2014 — Can we make sense of beheading?
Sep 10th, 2014 — Law suits and same-sex marriage
Sep 9th, 2014 — Are the apocryphal gospels true?
Sep 8th, 2014 — The Spirit and critical study (2)
Sep 4th, 2014 — The Spirit and critical study (1)
Sep 3rd, 2014 — What kind of leader is Justin Welby?
Sep 1st, 2014 — What is education for?
Aug 28th, 2014 — Preaching as creative act
Aug 27th, 2014 — End Times and Jesus' return
Aug 22nd, 2014 — Is openness the highest virtue?
Aug 17th, 2014 — Same-sex marriage and moral debate
Aug 13th, 2014 — Does 'Israel' have a divine right to the land? part 2
Aug 11th, 2014 — Does 'Israel' have a divine right to the land? part 1
Aug 6th, 2014 — Preaching the wisdom of James
Aug 2nd, 2014 — When does help harm?
Jul 31st, 2014 — The meaning of the Millennium
Jul 30th, 2014 — Making sense of the Second Coming
Jul 25th, 2014 — What is prayer?
Jul 22nd, 2014 — Israel v Gaza: taking sides
Jul 21st, 2014 — What are (women) bishops for?
Jul 16th, 2014 — Best articles on assisted dying
Jul 14th, 2014 — False steps in the assisted dying debate
Jul 13th, 2014 — Carey, death and experience
Jul 11th, 2014 — Do women preach with a different ‘voice’?
Jul 9th, 2014 — New online Bible encyclopedia
Jul 8th, 2014 — Promoting Christenings
Jul 7th, 2014 — The Rolf Harris affair
Jul 3rd, 2014 — The biblical texts on same-sex unions
Jul 2nd, 2014 — Can we pray for the dead?
Jun 30th, 2014 — Church investment: unethical? Unbiblical?
Jun 26th, 2014 — Vicky Beeching and the sexuality debate
Jun 25th, 2014 — How to file your sermons
Jun 24th, 2014 — Is God a warrior? (part 2)
Jun 23rd, 2014 — Is God a warrior?
Jun 19th, 2014 — Work, power and fruitfulness
Jun 17th, 2014 — Schools, faith and tolerance
Jun 13th, 2014 — God and grief
Jun 12th, 2014 — Why we need feminism
Jun 9th, 2014 — The power of biblical metaphor
Jun 6th, 2014 — Rev 8 and 9—the hardest passages to preach on?
Jun 3rd, 2014 — Was Jesus 'inclusive'?
Jun 2nd, 2014 — Do Christians grow more holy?
May 29th, 2014 — Leviticus and same-sex relations
May 27th, 2014 — Is baptism enough?
May 25th, 2014 — How social media corrodes understanding
May 21st, 2014 — Evangelism and listening
May 20th, 2014 — The most important election issue
May 15th, 2014 — The end of 'Don't ask, don't tell'
May 13th, 2014 — The problem with being a Red-letter Christian
May 12th, 2014 — War, technological progress and the problem of sin
May 9th, 2014 — Numerical composition and reading Luke
May 7th, 2014 — Evangelical Alliance and Oasis Trust
May 2nd, 2014 — Responding to Rev
May 1st, 2014 — The problem with capitalism
Apr 30th, 2014 — Will approving same-sex marriage lead to approving polygamy?
Apr 29th, 2014 — How/should we proclaim bad news?
Apr 25th, 2014 — Does the letter of James have a unified theme?
Apr 24th, 2014 — How many times did Jesus visit Jerusalem?
Apr 22nd, 2014 — Noah: setting the apologetic agenda?
Apr 17th, 2014 — The real meaning of the foot washing
Apr 14th, 2014 — Evidence for the Resurrection
Apr 11th, 2014 — Matthew's account of Palm Sunday
Apr 9th, 2014 — Maria Miller, corruption and the gospel
Apr 8th, 2014 — I'm not busy
Apr 6th, 2014 — What did Justin Welby say about gays and violence in Africa?
Apr 3rd, 2014 — Secret Codes in the Bible…and N T Wright
Apr 1st, 2014 — The one thing missing from 'Rev'
Mar 31st, 2014 — Gay marriage, integrity and the church
Mar 28th, 2014 — Is Christianity tolerant?
Mar 26th, 2014 — A lot of nonsense about World Vision
Mar 25th, 2014 — Who will win and lose in the Pensions reform?
Mar 20th, 2014 — Can leaders say 'I am sorry—I was wrong'?
Mar 19th, 2014 — Celebrating an Ordinary Joe
Mar 17th, 2014 — Unhitching women from gays
Mar 14th, 2014 — Famous, Rich and Hungry…and Human?
Mar 13th, 2014 — Cringe-free All-age Worship
Mar 11th, 2014 — How to Blog 2: building
Mar 6th, 2014 — Is God a murderer?
Mar 5th, 2014 — Performance and Worship
Mar 3rd, 2014 — Are Christians atheists?
Mar 3rd, 2014 — The kind of unity we need
Feb 28th, 2014 — Creative ways of engaging with the Bible
Feb 25th, 2014 — State of the Church: sociology or theology?
Feb 25th, 2014 — Creation and sexuality
Feb 21st, 2014 — Camels and the reliability of the Old Testament
Feb 20th, 2014 — How to blog 1: starting
Feb 18th, 2014 — Textual variants in the gospels
Feb 18th, 2014 — Hunting for the text of the New Testament
Feb 17th, 2014 — The real challenge after Pilling that no-one is talking about
Feb 13th, 2014 — Those hideous modern worship songs
Feb 12th, 2014 — Vicars are a bunch of self-interested, southern softies
Feb 10th, 2014 — Evangelicals and critical engagement
Feb 7th, 2014 — The Bible, Pilling and Changing One's Mind
Feb 7th, 2014 — The Missing Issues in Church Times 'State of the Church'
Feb 4th, 2014 — Disappointment and the Sovereignty of God
Feb 3rd, 2014 — How to Write
Jan 30th, 2014 — Did Jesus have a beard?
Jan 28th, 2014 — Why the bishops have done the right thing
Jan 26th, 2014 — Children and the internet
Jan 25th, 2014 — Mission, democracy and flourishing
Jan 23rd, 2014 — Encouraging younger ordinands
Jan 22nd, 2014 — When should leaders be trained?
Jan 20th, 2014 — How to Grow the Church
Jan 17th, 2014 — Paul in Greece
Jan 15th, 2014 — The Story of the New Testament (i)
Jan 13th, 2014 — (When) should we retire?
Jan 9th, 2014 — The most important thing in preaching
Jan 7th, 2014 — ASB Baptism liturgy
Jan 7th, 2014 — Experimental Baptism
Dec 27th, 2013 — Jesus wasn't born at Christmas
Dec 26th, 2013 — Re-writing Christmas
Dec 24th, 2013 — Making sense of Matthew 24
Dec 20th, 2013 — What are people 'really' doing at Christmas?
Dec 17th, 2013 — Was Luke wrong about the date of Jesus' birth?
Dec 11th, 2013 — Will the Daniel Plan make you fat?
Dec 9th, 2013 — Was Revelation written about the distant future?
Dec 6th, 2013 — What made Nelson Mandela great
Dec 2nd, 2013 — The Pilling Report: divisive and damaging?
Nov 26th, 2013 — What is central to Christian belief?
Nov 24th, 2013 — Aristotle and the Household Codes
Nov 18th, 2013 — A Pastoral Response to Same-sex Civil Marriage?
Nov 17th, 2013 — Again: Performance Related Pay does not work
Nov 13th, 2013 — How can we pray for the Philippines?
Nov 12th, 2013 — Preaching on the Pharisee and the Tax-collector...Part 2
Nov 9th, 2013 — Searching for Superman
Nov 7th, 2013 — Five essentials of Biblical Interpretation 3: kind of writing
Oct 29th, 2013 — How to give (and receive) feedback
Oct 27th, 2013 — Jesus wasn't born in a stable
Oct 25th, 2013 — Preaching on the Pharisee and the Tax-collector (Luke 18.8–14)
Oct 23rd, 2013 — Five essentials of Biblical Interpretation 2: context
Oct 21st, 2013 — Why don't men go to church?
Oct 17th, 2013 — What is an evangelical?
Oct 14th, 2013 — Were Jonathan and David in a gay relationship?
Oct 14th, 2013 — The National Secular Society's unpleasant agenda
Oct 11th, 2013 — The evidence for Jesus outside the NT
Oct 9th, 2013 — Five essentials of Biblical Interpretation 1: canon
Oct 7th, 2013 — The Persecution of Christians
Oct 4th, 2013 — The problem with the Daily Mail
Oct 3rd, 2013 — Rhetoric in Preaching
Oct 1st, 2013 — How to capture text from Google Books
Sep 28th, 2013 — The Bible and the Gay Debate
Sep 23rd, 2013 — Is 'our God greater'?
Sep 21st, 2013 — Virtues for public life
Sep 20th, 2013 — What is wrong with allegorical reading?
Sep 17th, 2013 — Pope Francis: model evangelist?
Sep 13th, 2013 — Michael Gove is wrong—again
Sep 10th, 2013 — The historic interpretation of 1 Tim 2
Sep 8th, 2013 — Do we need to ‘interpret’ the Bible?
Sep 6th, 2013 — What we should do about Syria
Aug 30th, 2013 — Jesus the misunderstood revolutionary
Aug 12th, 2013 — On the cross when Jesus died, was 'the wrath of God satisfied'?
Aug 9th, 2013 — Our bodies our sexuality
Aug 5th, 2013 — What is an Anglican?
Aug 4th, 2013 — What's the Bible all about?
Jul 30th, 2013 — What the church needs now
Jul 29th, 2013 — Resurrection
Jul 28th, 2013 — Welby and Wonga
Jul 25th, 2013 — How often did Jesus' followers fast?
Jul 23rd, 2013 — Born to be King...?
Jul 22nd, 2013 — The Problem of Violence in the Old Testament
Jul 19th, 2013 — Reading Romans 9–11
Jul 16th, 2013 — The real problem for the NHS
Jul 15th, 2013 — Why is preaching so hard?
Jul 14th, 2013 — Using images in preaching
Jul 10th, 2013 — Nine reasons why you should fast
Jul 4th, 2013 — Does Paul care about the poor? Does it matter?
Jul 1st, 2013 — The Hidden Issue Behind the Debate on Women Bishops
Jun 27th, 2013 — The poetic structure of Jesus' teaching
Jun 26th, 2013 — What can we learn from the 'Viral Vicar'?
Mar 25th, 2013 — Can I blame the devil for the wrong things I do?
Mar 16th, 2013 — Seven reasons why I didn't like Comic Relief 2013
Jan 25th, 2013 — Introduction to the Book of Revelation
Dec 12th, 2012 — The secret of a good all-age talk
Dec 9th, 2012 — The secret of making all-age services work
Dec 1st, 2012 — Phoebe, carrier of Paul's letter to the Roman Christians
Nov 29th, 2012 — Personal disclosure in preaching
Nov 21st, 2012 — What does the decision on women bishops mean?
Mar 13th, 2012 — Why does God allow people to do evil?
Mar 8th, 2012 — What is wrong with gay 'marriage'?
Nov 28th, 2011 — How should we read Mark 13?
Sep 14th, 2011 — How should Luke 16.19–31 shape our view of heaven and hell?
Sep 12th, 2011 — Undesigned coincidences and historical reliability
Jun 28th, 2011 — The meaning of the sheep and the goats
May 25th, 2011 — Women and authority in ministry
May 9th, 2011 — Women and Authority
May 7th, 2011 — Justice must be done
May 6th, 2011 — Tom Wright on Osama Bin Laden
Apr 21st, 2011 — Mr Grumpy meets compassion
Apr 15th, 2011 — The Spirituality of John part (ii)
Apr 14th, 2011 — The Spirituality of John part (i)
Apr 11th, 2011 — Preaching on narrative
Apr 10th, 2011 — Is the NT mostly forged?
Apr 9th, 2011 — Hosea: shocking prophecy
Apr 8th, 2011 — Summary: the Bible on women and authority
Apr 7th, 2011 — How should we vote about women bishops?
Apr 6th, 2011 — Sadly (mis)lead. Saying farewell to the codices
Apr 6th, 2011 — What did Paul think of women's ministry?
Apr 4th, 2011 — Swinging the lead: codices are fake
Apr 2nd, 2011 — 2 Corinthians: Strength in weakness
Apr 1st, 2011 — 'Bible's Buried Secrets' iii: planting ideas in Eden?
Mar 28th, 2011 — Can women teach? part (iii)
Mar 26th, 2011 — Psalms: joy and woe woven fine
Mar 25th, 2011 — Lost and found in translation
Mar 24th, 2011 — Can women teach? part (ii)
Mar 23rd, 2011 — Can women teach? part (i)
Mar 23rd, 2011 — Buried secrets—or hidden assumptions?
Mar 20th, 2011 — What did the 'Bible's Buried Secrets' Unearth?
Mar 19th, 2011 — Esther: for such a time as this
Mar 18th, 2011 — Why I want to be Left Behind
Mar 17th, 2011 — Great commentary on Ephesians
Mar 15th, 2011 — Men and women in Ephesians 5
Mar 14th, 2011 — How to upgrade the hard drive on your MacBook
Mar 11th, 2011 — Transforming encounters: John's gospel
Mar 11th, 2011 — Gender in Genesis part (ii)
Mar 10th, 2011 — How to extract YouTube video clips
Mar 9th, 2011 — Can women be pioneering church planters?
Mar 5th, 2011 — Giving it up for God: Leviticus
Mar 4th, 2011 — Genesis and Gender part (i)
Mar 3rd, 2011 — Making sense of the Derby fostering court case
Mar 1st, 2011 — Finding our way
Mar 1st, 2011 — What's the use of Facebook?
Feb 18th, 2011 — Life in the city: 1 Corinthians
Feb 14th, 2011 — Do we need more sacrificial giving?
Feb 13th, 2011 — Does John 1.1 mean 'The Word was a god'?
Feb 12th, 2011 — Love Story with a difference: Ruth
Feb 11th, 2011 — What is wrong with Common Worship?
Feb 7th, 2011 — Was the text of the NT 'unstable' and 'evolving'?
Feb 4th, 2011 — Mitre joints
Feb 4th, 2011 — How are the mighty fallen: 1 and 2 Kings
Feb 4th, 2011 — Should theological training be validated?
Jan 30th, 2011 — Duty or pleasure?
Jan 29th, 2011 — Losing our way?: Matthew
Jan 25th, 2011 — Seeing the Big Picture
Jan 23rd, 2011 — Security and identity
Jan 20th, 2011 — All you need is love: Song of Songs
Jan 19th, 2011 — Honey or vinegar?
Jan 15th, 2011 — 'I need a hero': Judges
Jan 15th, 2011 — The World on a Plate
Jan 12th, 2011 — What is the meaning of 'head'?
Jan 9th, 2011 — Should women keep silent in church?
Jan 7th, 2011 — Who do you think you are: Genesis
Nov 1st, 2010 — Overview of critical methods in studying the NT
May 5th, 2010 — Who should Christians vote for?
Apr 12th, 2010 — Apple stories on Telegraph
Feb 22nd, 2010 — How to recover messages from deleted mailboxes
Feb 9th, 2010 — How to replace a cracked iPhone screen
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Sep 3rd, 2018 9:26 am — "Peter" writes: So this works for you 2% of the time. Ex[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 9:47 am — "Ian Paul" writes: This works for me the 2% of my time I am[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 9:47 am — "Ian Paul" writes: How interesting!
Sep 3rd, 2018 10:28 am — "Christopher Shell" writes: You can definitely buy pew Bibles cheap [...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 11:13 am — "Penelope Cowell Doe" writes: What are these things called screens? (A[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 11:43 am — "Phil Fellows" writes: We encourage people to use the paper bib[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 12:46 pm — "Ian Hobbs" writes: On ‘projecting’ in church. It’s us[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 1:11 pm — "Ian Hobbs" writes: “condaoder” subconscious genius inve[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 1:12 pm — "John Duncan" writes: It’s not quite as simple as ‘two ver[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 2:21 pm — "Chris Bishop" writes: We have older folk in our church that ap[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 3:01 pm — "William Varner" writes: Your article would have been better if y[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 5:44 pm — "David Wilson" writes: Screens: superficially attractive, but i[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 5:49 pm — "Nick" writes: When I am in a group I can almost always[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 8:25 pm — "Ian Paul" writes: Yes, I am sure it would have. Just picke[...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 8:26 pm — "Ian Paul" writes: Yes…though this is quite a specialist [...]
Sep 3rd, 2018 8:27 pm — "Ian Paul" writes: Perhaps!
Sep 4th, 2018 6:33 am — "Tim P" writes: “When a reading is announced … ” I[...]
Sep 4th, 2018 7:23 am — "Karen Watson" writes: Point of order: the reader needs to give[...]
Sep 4th, 2018 8:11 am — "Monica Cooper" writes: So now I understand why I feel less than[...]
Sep 4th, 2018 8:18 am — "Penelope Wallace" writes: I old-fashionedly feel like Ian. Some of[...]
Sep 4th, 2018 8:41 am — "David Chamberlin" writes: Thanks, Ian, a really helpful post. We h[...]
Sep 4th, 2018 1:46 pm — "simon" writes: William Varner, your comment would have [...]
Sep 4th, 2018 2:34 pm — "William Varner" writes: Thank you for the rebuke. Perhaps if we [...]
Sep 5th, 2018 5:32 am — "simon" writes: William – To this observer your brief [...]
Sep 5th, 2018 6:14 am — "Ian Paul" writes: What an interesting observation! BUT it [...]
Sep 5th, 2018 6:27 am — "Tim P" writes: Ab-so-lute-ly! In my experience, we far [...]
Sep 5th, 2018 7:05 am — "David Runcorn" writes: Interesting blog and debate – thank yo[...]
Sep 5th, 2018 9:12 am — "Paul" writes: We made a decision a few years ago to st[...]
Sep 5th, 2018 11:10 am — "James Byron" writes: When it comes to reading, I’m unashame[...]
Sep 5th, 2018 12:19 pm — "Ian Hobbs" writes: Well done Paul! That fits with my own in[...]
Sep 5th, 2018 2:58 pm — "Christopher" writes: Ian, thank you for making such a positiv[...]
Sep 5th, 2018 5:04 pm — "Chris Bishop" writes: We always try to ensure that our shorter[...]
Sep 6th, 2018 9:10 am — "Ian Paul" writes: Thanks-but I don’t quite see how, in t[...]
Sep 6th, 2018 9:14 am — "Ian Paul" writes: Thanks David. I think I want to say ‘y[...]
Sep 6th, 2018 10:25 am — "Christopher" writes: Ian, there was a suggestion that just ha[...]
Sep 6th, 2018 10:26 am — "Tim Chesterton" writes: At St. Margaret’s Edmonton (Canada) we[...]
Sep 6th, 2018 10:27 am — "Tim Chesterton" writes: ‘Listen to’, not ‘like to’. Sorry!
Sep 6th, 2018 8:58 pm — "David Cieszynski" writes: Ian, Another enjoyable article, earlier [...]
Sep 7th, 2018 5:27 pm — "Penelope Cowell Doe" writes: Yes! We are told to ‘hear’ the gospe[...]
Sep 9th, 2018 11:56 am — "Dave Summers" writes: Absolutely agree! It strikes me as odd t[...]
Sep 9th, 2018 11:58 am — "Dave Summers" writes: People also seem to be able to listen to[...]
Sep 11th, 2018 8:36 pm — "Joshua Mann" writes: Ian, thank you for a stimulating post. I[...]
Sep 11th, 2018 8:38 pm — "Joshua Mann" writes: Sorry, in my comment just above, I forgo[...]
Sep 18th, 2018 9:16 am — "Julia Bell" writes: Joining late – sorry! But I can’t be[...]
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