Category: Reflections
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He must become greater; I must become less
Lockdown is hard and many of us are struggling to feel good about ourselves. As we are all cut off from community and being driven online we need to guard against getting our value from Facebook likes, emojis, and cheap uplifting sentiment shared online. Instead we need to look to God for our worth and…
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Coronavirus – opportunities for mission
In these uncertain times, many people are understandably feeling a mixture of emotions including fear and anger. For many, the things that they find security in like health, work, finances and comfortable living are being taken away. It’s easy to panic. It’s easy to react by hoarding tins of meatballs and packets of loo roll.…
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Giving what is most precious: Lessons from a young boy and his Easter egg
When I was younger, my family and I were often on holiday over Easter. Mum and I had a tradition that we’d always go to the Easter service at the local church, which I really enjoyed. One Easter, we were on holiday somewhere in Wales and I was sitting in the pew next to a…
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What’s wrong with the world?
The word ‘sin’ isn’t used much these days is it? We talk about making ‘mistakes’ as if it’s accidental. We talk about ‘inappropriate’ behaviour (a bit like wearing ‘inappropriate’ shoes for a night out). We talk about ‘misconduct’ as if someone wasn’t paying attention in deportment lessons and has been presenting themselves is a sloppy…
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BCE: Is it really time to erase Christianity from history?
It seems there’s more and more pressure to erase Christianity from history to avoid offending those of other faiths or of a secular worldview. A recent investigation by the Mail on Sunday found that more schools using BCE and CE instead of BC and AD to avoid offending those of non-Christian faiths. This strikes me…
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God’s moral law
It seems that we’re living in a post-truth world, surrounded by fake news in a post-modern culture of extreme moral relativism. How many times have you heard someone say, ‘Well that might be true for you, but it isn’t true for me.’ or ‘This is my truth’? A difficulty with moral relativism is that right…
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5 ways the prophecy of Joel challenges today’s church
Joel as a missional book I recently wrote an assignment for my Master’s which involved a missional reading of the book of Joel. I could pick any passage of Scripture I liked and there were several times I regretted choosing Joel, but I’m glad I stuck with it as it’s an oft-neglected book of the…
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Doesn’t religion treat women terribly?
One of the many reasons that I love Jesus is his radical approach to women. At a time when women were treated as possessions and had virtually no voice in public life, Jesus unequivocally saw women as equal in worth and value to men. Luke 7: 36 – 50 records the account of Jesus eating…
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“God is your Father, not your boss”
Recently I have been experiencing a bit of a dip in mental health. I went to the doctor and he said that I needed to take things easier, so I have been attempting to do that. I’ve realised that I don’t find it very easy to relax and be still. I’ve even been working hard…
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Allowing our Father to clean up the mess
Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” The other day I saw a little boy running along and he tripped and fell flat on his face. He was covered in mud and gravel with blood all over his knees and snot…
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