A guest post by Mary Geddry Trump wandered into the National Prayer Breakfast like a man who’d accidentally been scheduled for a revival service in between a rally and a grievance deposition, and proceeded to deliver what can only be described as a theological Mad Libs stitched together with ego, revenge fantasies, and intermittent references… Continue reading Applauding idolatry: the spiritual obscenity of Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast
Category: Ethics & Christian living
Formation by flattery, or the cross? Practising truthfulness – by Jon Swales
Photo by John Carlo Capistrano on Pexels.com Christian leaders are complex human beings. That shouldn’t need saying. But sometimes it does. We are all shaped over time — by desire, fear, love, disappointment, trauma, hope. We change. We are never static. And leaders, like the communities they serve, are a mixed bag. Some are being… Continue reading Formation by flattery, or the cross? Practising truthfulness – by Jon Swales
G+T: the book. How has grace and truth helped you?
Grace+Truth is almost 15 years old and I continue to be encouraged by the response and engagement with the articles I share. In December, the site had its 2 millionth visit. During these years, many different people have urged me to write a book which draws together the key thinking around grace and truth in… Continue reading G+T: the book. How has grace and truth helped you?
Freely I have received: the grace of 150 nights of hospitality
Three years ago, I started a new job with Hope into Action, a Christian charity providing homes for people who have been homeless, based in Peterborough. There are always anxieties in taking on a new job, but one main concern I had was geographic: the charity is based nowhere near where I live in south… Continue reading Freely I have received: the grace of 150 nights of hospitality
The honesty we need in the King’s Speech this year – by Stephen Kuhrt
As a church leader, last year’s Christmas Day was very different from normal. After the Christmas morning service, rather than relaxing into the normal routine of family, food and festivities, I got into a cab and went to central London to appear for three hours on live television. GB News had invited me to join a… Continue reading The honesty we need in the King’s Speech this year – by Stephen Kuhrt
Christmas is not cancelled: the Streatham Common crib controversy
The Nativity crib on Streatham Common, south London At every Christmas since 1956, a nativity scene has been on display in my local community, in Streatham Common, south London. The crib was the idea of Albert Steiert and John Taylor, both members of a local catholic church, who were concerned that the true meaning of Christmas… Continue reading Christmas is not cancelled: the Streatham Common crib controversy
The blog in my own eye
"Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?" Jesus, Matthew's Gospel 7:3 If I blog with sparkling wit and powerful prose, but do not have love, I am just a blaring horn or a screech on a blackboard. If I… Continue reading The blog in my own eye
The Polar(isation) Express: reflections on Tommy Robinson’s carol concert
My article on Tommy Robinson’s Christmas carol service created all kinds of responses. BBC Radio 4 and The Times Radio got in touch and the organisation Stand Up to Racism asked me to speak at their counter-demo on Whitehall held just before Tommy Robinson’s event. Criticism But as with any widely read article, I also… Continue reading The Polar(isation) Express: reflections on Tommy Robinson’s carol concert
Tommy Robinson’s Carol Concert: show naïve grace or face the ugly truth?
The far-right campaigner, Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, claims to have become a Christian in prison. And this Saturday, his Unite the Kingdom movement has organised a Christmas Carol service in Whitehall. John Clifton wrote thoughtful article about Robinson's challenge to the church about how it engages men. He did not approve of Robinson… Continue reading Tommy Robinson’s Carol Concert: show naïve grace or face the ugly truth?
The gift of honest feedback – by Tim Ling
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Advent is a season of waiting, a time when the Church pauses, not in passive resignation, but in hopeful expectation. We wait for light to break into darkness, for God’s Word to take flesh, for the world to be remade. Advent teaches us that waiting is not wasted time;… Continue reading The gift of honest feedback – by Tim Ling
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