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The greatest secret
A review of Gerard Moate's 'Christianity and Craft Freemasonry. A Pastoral Guide for Christian Ministers' This booklet of Gerard Moate...
Jun 7, 2021


The Value of Memory
We live in a society that is infatuated with progress. Ever since the Enlightenment, the belief in humanity’s ability to gradually...
Jun 3, 2021


Shaping the Future: The Role of the Anglican Church
Undoubtedly, the future is shaped by several factors, some of which are more intentional than others. Everything from historical...
Jun 2, 2021


Martin's insightful booklist
This is a summary of recent books read by Martin Davie, compiling his evaluations and the commendations of others. In this edition:...
May 31, 2021


Reaching Anglican youngsters with the gospel
You can learn all sorts of things by running a church’s kids’ ministry during a pandemic. I learnt the importance of taking the breeze...
May 29, 2021


Does history repeat itself?
A review of Transformed Heart, Transforming Church. The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion by Revd Dr Richard Turnbull One gospel, one...
May 27, 2021


Leading confidently without being overpowering -part II
This is the second and final part of the last post by Carl Chambers on leadership. Imagine you have been set a challenge. You are with...
May 26, 2021


Why have I written a book about Freemasonry?
Revd Dr Gerard Moate gives a personal insight into the writings of this book. At Oak Hill College my ‘pastoral theology’ project had hit...
May 24, 2021


Leading confidently without being overpowering -part I
Christian leadership is rooted in preaching Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. Through this, people are born again as they turn in...
May 18, 2021


Who am I Now?
A reflection on Psalm 34 It’s fair to say that our identity is a contested space at the moment. It has been this way from the beginning...
May 13, 2021


God's generosity
This morning I read Psalm 26, and the first verse stopped me in my tracks. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity and I...
May 11, 2021


Don't skip steps
One of the highlights of my time at theological college was a set of lecture courses given by Dan Strange on contemporary culture and...
May 7, 2021


Combating Self-Righteousness
Part II As Christians, we are certainly called to resist the postmodern objection to the existence of an objective reality and the...
May 5, 2021


Combating Self-Righteousness
Part I Throughout these past few months of lockdown, I have been meeting up with a student every Saturday. We regularly catch up and chat...
May 4, 2021


Martin's insightful book list
This is a summary of recent books read by Martin Davie, compiling his evaluations and the commendations of others. In this edition: T&T ...
Apr 30, 2021


Prayer
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy...
Apr 29, 2021


A precious inheritance
A review of Andrew Daunton-Fear's 'Were they preaching another gospel' Justification by Faith in the 2nd century. Reformed doctrine of...
Apr 26, 2021


The use and abuse of the phrase 'God is love'
We have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in...
Apr 19, 2021


Unpacking LLF
A review of Martin Davie's 'Living in Love & Faith. A biblical response' Dictum press. What - another Christian book on the subject of...
Apr 13, 2021


On the First Good Friday
Late on the evening of Thursday, the night before the celebration of the Passover, Jesus was arrested in a garden on the Mount of Olives....
Apr 2, 2021
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