Monthly Archives: June 2010

Don Carson on marriage and the civil/ceremonial distinction

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

I’ve blogged in the past on how I’d remarry Christian divorcees who seek to glorify God in their marriage.  To make it absolutely clear to everyone involved, I separate the civil and ceremonial aspects of marriage.  By marrying at the … Continue reading →

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Tim Sisemore – moving beyond reactive parenting

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

My kids are growing up fast and so I’ve picked up Tim Sisemore’s excellent book “World-Proof Your Kids” again. I’ve found it a really useful corrective and especially this section on reactive verses authoritative parenting. It’s so easy, in the … Continue reading →

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Part time admin post at Holy Trinity Church

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

Holy Trinity Church West Bromwich has a post for a part time parish administrator. If you are interested or know someone who might be, here’s the job details and description with closing date for applications.

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From the vicarage July 2010

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

[Not the best] From the vicarage July 2010 Dear All I am now 16 months into my first incumbency and all the weaknesses I know I have are being exposed as we go along. As a church, we are having … Continue reading →

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Do you preach the real Christ or an abstract and doctrinal one?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by

In his sermon on Song of Songs 1:7, “Love to Jesus“, Charles Spurgeon challenges Christians to love the real Christ and so the challenge to preachers today is; how do we preach Christ? Is Christ real or abstract and doctrinal? … Continue reading →

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Hit the ground kneeling #1

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

I’ve just read Stephen Cottrell’s book Hit the ground kneeling. (Stephen is soon to be bishop of Chelmsford). I’m 16 months into my first incumbency and all the weaknesses I know I have are being exposed and we are having … Continue reading →

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Feeling trapped in marriage?

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

There can’t be much worse than feeling trapped in a marriage.  Yet some Christian marriages feel like a trap to one or both of husband or wife. The husband whose wife is demanding or bossy would love to escape to … Continue reading →

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Submission in marriage. What it is and what it isn’t.

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

An extract from yesterday’s sermon from Colossians: Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Colossians 3:18-19 If there’s one concept in Christian life which makes … Continue reading →

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Correcting Common Worship Canticles

Posted on June 17, 2010 by

I wrote yesterday on the use of God’s word as invitation from J.I. Packer’s book Knowing God and how evangelicals are put off the use of liturgy because of the frequent vandalism of God’s word. Here’s an example of a … Continue reading →

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God’s word as information and invitation

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

I’m reading J.I. Packer’s Knowing God with my Ministry Trainee and have thought about the word of God as information and invitation. In the chapter on the word of God, Packer writes: we can know nothing about Him [God] unless … Continue reading →

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