Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Every Saturday, my 10 year old son plays in a football team in a south London league. He is part of a great club, with dedicated coaches and he loves it. It is a very competitive league but over the course of the season, I have seen hardly any aggressive behaviour, bad… Continue reading Pushy parents & competitive dads: when children behave better than adults
Author: Jon Kuhrt
Jon Kuhrt has worked with people affected by homelessness for over 30 years. He is a former government adviser on how faith groups address rough sleeping and is now CEO of Hope into Action. He lives with his wife in Streatham, south London and they have 3 children. He likes football....but loves cricket.
‘He was so nearly a good man’: Tony Blair on Pontius Pilate
Tony Blair's Christian faith is most commonly associated with a comment which was not even made by him. It was Blair's press secretary, Alistair Campbell, who famously said 'We don't do God' due to his concerns about how the language of faith is so easily misconstrued. But, in contrast to the banal nonsense that David… Continue reading ‘He was so nearly a good man’: Tony Blair on Pontius Pilate
David Cameron’s Easter Message: wrong on so many levels
Photo by Harry Shum on Pexels.com David Cameron has written an Easter message to Christians. It has been published by Premier Christianity as 'an exclusive' which they summarise as 'Prime Minister David Cameron speaks up on the significance of the Christian faith.' Danny Webster, a moderate and sensible commentator on faith in public life, is savage in… Continue reading David Cameron’s Easter Message: wrong on so many levels
‘It’s All About Me’: spiritual music to nourish the soul
I am really excited by this album of Christian worship songs that I have just discovered - check out this promotional video. It helps me focus on what is truly important - I would recommend it for anyone, but especially bloggers. Surely nothing could be a better in the week approaching Easter... Note: for those reading… Continue reading ‘It’s All About Me’: spiritual music to nourish the soul
‘All of humanity’s problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone’
Photo by Aidan Roof on Pexels.com Blaise Pascal (1623- 1662) was a French philosopher, mathematician, inventor and Christian writer. He wrote about faith in a highly skeptical time, just after the Thirty Years War where Europe had descended into brutality and chaos as Christians killed each other over doctrinal differences. Despite this disastrous religious violence, Pascal argued that the Christian… Continue reading ‘All of humanity’s problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone’
Personal and political: a basis for a more radical theology
1) The relationship between people and society This diagram shows the basic relationship at the core of all sociology: between people and the society in which they live. Each person is an individual who lives within a social environment. This is the way God created life to be, we are social beings made for community. The nature… Continue reading Personal and political: a basis for a more radical theology
‘Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference’
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com At the church where my work is based, over 200 people come into the building every day for 12 Step fellowship groups. The most famous of these is Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) but there is also Narcotics Anonymous (NA), Over-eaters Anonymous (OA), Debtors Anonymous (DA) and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA). … Continue reading ‘Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference’
This could Welby ‘the best decision anyone can ever make’
Photo by James Wheeler on Pexels.com Last week I went to a lecture given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at Lambeth Palace. Since becoming the C of E’s top man, Welby has caught the public’s imagination and headlines through his attacks on pay day lenders, his concern for food poverty and his willingness… Continue reading This could Welby ‘the best decision anyone can ever make’
Low pay or Living Wage: does the Church practice what it preaches?
Some Christians might be delighted that today’s front page headline in Britain’s most popular newspaper is a direct quote from Paul’s Letter to the Romans. But the article titled ‘Wages of Sin’ highlights the Church of England’s inconsistency in simultaneously calling for the Living Wage but not paying this to all of its staff. True… Continue reading Low pay or Living Wage: does the Church practice what it preaches?
For God’s Sake Make a Difference
It cannot be disputed that Churches are very good at establishing social action projects. Recent years have seen a huge growth in projects such as Foodbanks, Night Shelters and a wide range of other initiatives. The big challenge is how these projects maintain their Christian ethos and integrate this alongside their high quality practical service. I know… Continue reading For God’s Sake Make a Difference
Grace + Truth 