creation

What is marriage for?

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In our church we have a Spanish-speaking congregation, who join in on Sundays (where we have songs and readings in different languages and simultaneous translation) but who also have their own Spanish-language service on a Tuesday evening. We have been given funding for a Spanish speaking pastor, but also seek to integrate ministry across the … Continue Reading

Holey Exegesis: Schreiner versus Sprinkle on women and authority in Scripture

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Andrew Bartlett, author of Men and Women in Christ: Fresh Light from the Biblical Texts (IVP Books, 2019) writes: New Testament scholar Preston Sprinkle has created quite a stir with his new book, From Genesis to Junia: An Honest Search for What the Bible Really Says About Women in Leadership. Formerly ‘complementarian’, Sprinkle has changed … Continue Reading

Longing for the new creation in Romans 8 video discussion

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The lectionary epistle for the Second Sunday before Lent is Romans 8.18–25—often called the pinnacle of the New Testament. In a theologically rich, carefully structured passage, Paul explores the hope that we long for, and with us, all creation—something that we have already begun to experience in Jesus now, but whose full realisation will come … Continue Reading

What is worship?

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I write a quarterly column for Preach magazine, in which I explore a significant word, phrase, or idea in the Bible, or a theme or section of Scripture, and the ideas that it expresses. At the end of this piece I list the previous articles I have written for them. Here I explore what Scripture … Continue Reading

Jesus stilling the storm in Luke 8

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The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for the Second Sunday before Lent in Year C is Luke 8.22–25, the concise account by Luke of Jesus stilling the storm. (It is worth noting that the ecumenical lectionary has a different set of readings; apparently for the Church of England it was thought that there was not enough … Continue Reading