Fulcrum Everyone thinks of changing the world, but where, oh where, are those who think of changing themselves? People may genuinely want to be good, but seldom are they prepared to do what it takes to produce the inward life of goodness that can form the soul.’ Richard Foster. Jon Kuhrt. Grace & Truth. May 8 … Continue Reading
We have excellent Beer and Theology speakers lined up for the next few months, so here are some dates for your diaries.
Greg Smith writes: Following the international emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, the recent publication of the UK Government Sewell Report followed by the Church of England Lament into Action report into tackling institutional racism in the Church of England, there has been considerable debate in evangelical circles. Some of this has been about theology … Continue Reading
Hundreds of thousands of Christians worldwide will be gearing up to take part in the sixth Thy Kingdom Come– a global ecumenical prayer movement for evangelisation, occurring annually from Ascension to Pentecost (13th – 23rd May this year). Church of England website. 6 May 2021 Fulcrum
Several church denominations have hit out at plans to reform the asylum system, claiming they “lack humanity and respect for human dignity”. Premier. 5 May 2021 Fulcrum
Last week, I published a post welcoming From Lament to Action the report of the Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce. Since then, Ian Paul has posted on his blog a critical response to the report, entitled ‘How should the church respond to race?’. Mike Higton. kai euthus. 6 May 2021. Fulcrum
Relations between the two nations were not always a nightmare Tom Holland. UnHerd 4 May 2021 Fulcrum
In the second in his series on ‘Faith in Democracy’, Jonathan Chaplin gets behind a familiar phrase and asks what does the politics of the ‘common good’ actually mean? Theos. 26 April 2021 Fulcrum
John Piper has warned Christians not to live a “double life” in the wake of the Ravi Zacharias scandal. Jennifer Lee. Christian Today. 5 May 2021 Fulcrum
Changes will end ‘archaic’ practice in place since Victorian times, when children were seen as fathers’ property Charles Hymas. Daily Telegraph. 4 May 2021 Fulcrum