Competence continues to be a buzz word, so I thought I would have another go at writing on the theme.
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Life through death
I thank God I wasn’t born a mute. I can think of no worse fate than not being able to
Continue readingGlory to Jesus! A resurrection doxology
In 1974, just before she died, American poet Anne Sexton wrote a poem about playing poker with God: We squat
Continue readingExamine the women’s claim: a sermon preached at an Easter baptismal service
Sherlock Holmes declared, “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth”. In the normal
Continue readingOur new life in Jesus is rooted in baptism
Recently I was asked to give a presentation on Romans 6-8 under the title ‘New Life in Jesus’. As I
Continue readingSeven aspects of the ‘new creation’
Years ago one of my boys went on tour of the Middle East with Rick Wakeman, the rock composer and
Continue readingBooks for Today – March 2022
If an Evangelical were to be canonised then it would be John Stott , the pastor-scholar of All Souls, Langham
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Over the years I have preached a number of times on the opening verses of Romans 12, where after having
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Preaching, said Eugene Peterson, is the “one thing needful” for any pastor: “Lest the ‘one thing’ get buried in the
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In reading Re-Membering the Body: The witness of history, theology, and the arts in honour of Ruth Gouldbourne (Wipf &
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