This is the big story of the Bible. The reason Christ came and will come again is that power, expressed in the law, is never going to set society right, not for God and certainly not for us, and not if free will is to have any meaning.
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Tomorrow, an IEA afternoon conference on Christianity, politics, the poor and the planet
Tomorrow, I am speaking at an IEA conference on Christianity, politics, the poor and the planet, addressing Christianity and inequality: Christianity and inequality Churches have always been concerned about the problem of poverty even if there are differences in views about how it should be tackled. However, in recent years, despite inequality […]
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Thought for the day: Do everything without grumbling or arguing
This morning’s sermon was apposite. It was on Philippians 2. Here are verses 1-4: Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, […]
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Book review: On God’s Side, Jim Wallis
I enjoyed meeting Jim Wallis in Parliament through The Bible Society. He’s undoubtedly a great orator with a huge heart for service to other people in fulfilment of the Christian faith we share. I mostly delighted in his book, On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned About […]
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A revolutionary speech – The Wrong Messiah
I gave the talk this morning at Speen Church. We’re not especially Baptist (apparently!) but we do practice the priesthood of all believers. I chose as my theme the book The Wrong Messiah, by Nick Page. From the cover: He came from the wrong social class, the wrong place and […]
Read MoreAn evening with Major General Tim Cross – 3 Oct, 19:30, the King’s Centre
I chose to attend the King’s Church High Wycombe this morning as an individual, for no particular reason. It was their Vision Sunday, when the Church sets out its plan for the year ahead. I wouldn’t have blogged about it but for this event with Major General Tim Cross on Wednesday 3 […]
Read MoreGuest post: Liberty and Natural Law
Following an apprenticeship elsewhere, Megan Moore joined me for a week to develop several short guides to British politics which I will publish later in the summer. I wanted to demonstrate that apprentices can challenge graduates on quality. I hope after reading this you will agree that this is so. […]
Read MoreMerry Christmas
Having cleared my correspondence, I now intend to be comprehensively offline for a few days. And moreover, having traversed a wide range of issues which go wrong in people’s lives, with which the state seems incompetent to help to varying degrees, I am ever more confirmed in the view that […]
Read MoreThe foundation of all clear thinking about ourselves
After dashing through C S Lewis’ brilliant if somewhat esoteric 1930s sci-fi/fantasy known as The Cosmic Trilogy, I picked up Jung’s even more esoteric Answer to Job. After all that, it seemed time to return to Mere Christianity, which is so titled because it explains those doctrines which are generally […]
Read MorePrayers for Parliament
As I reflect on returning to Parliament after Easter, it seems a good moment to publish the prayers said every day in the Commons as the House sits: PSALM LXVII. GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us: and shew us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto […]
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