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Post (required) *	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? 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Comment	— All Comments/Replies — Sep 3rd, 2018 8:49 am — "Jonathan E" writes: Ian, a very timely piece as I have raise[...] Sep 3rd, 2018 8:57 am — "Ian Paul" writes: Thanks Jonathan. How could I have missed[...] Sep 3rd, 2018 9:04 am — "Andy Bond" writes: This is interesting. I reverted back to [...] 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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