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A sermon on the book of Hosea, preached at Christ Church Cockfosters on 5 March 2017. When was the last time you felt betrayed by someone? Badly let down? Maybe you’ve been crossed by someone in a business deal, or let … Continue reading →

It’s so good to sing about the Word of God – and not merely in that “pre-sermon” slot on a Sunday! Here are three recent songs on that theme, all of which I love, and, incidentally, all of which were … Continue reading →

“The Word without the Spirit will dry you up; the Spirit without the Word will blow you up.” You may well have heard it said; you may well have nodded sagely at it; you may even have said it yourself. … Continue reading →

I love the fact that London’s Royal Exchange sits under these words: “The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof.” At the heart of the City, a magnificent building; now a retail emporium, but originally the key trading point for … Continue reading →

During our life on earth, and especially in our own day, nothing is easier, pleasanter and more likely to win people’s approval than the office of bishop or priest or deacon, if it is performed negligently and with a view … Continue reading →

Below are Ofsted’s blisteringly high ‘parent satisfaction’ scores for Grindon Hall Christian School, which was recently put into special measures. That decision came, of course, amidst a blazing row over whether inspectors had been inappropriate in their questioning of children about their sexual knowledge … Continue reading →

From Christmas Carol services to Christians against Poverty, and from multi-site ministry to clarity on homosexuality – John Stevens of FIEC notes 9 current trends in the UK evangelical church here. Typically well-observed, and well worth thinking through!

What to say after the brutal and terrible mass-murders in Paris last week? First, I want to try to have a Christian mind on these issues. So: Here’s John Stevens on the Free Speech question. Here’s Doug Wilson, on Islam, … Continue reading →