‘A better story’ – 1
Since the 1960s we have witnessed 'the overturning and liberalization of long-established ...
‘A better story’ – 10
The sexual revolution has, in effect, declared war on the weak, namely, our ...
‘A better story’ – 14
C.S. Lewis invited us to consider that our appreciation of everyday objects ...
‘A better story’ – 16
Let's begin by acknowledging that the better story that Christians tell will ...
‘A better story’ – 5
The narrative of the sexual revolution, writes Glyn Harrison, goes something ...
‘A better story’ – intro
Two movies illustrate the sexual revolution that has been taking place since ...
‘If the church were Christian’ – 9
If the church were Christian, writes Phillip Gulley, 'It would care more about ...
“Wives, submit to your husbands”
I summarise a sermon by John Stott on Ephesians 5:22-33. It is available ...
50 politically incorrect thoughts for men – 1
Eggs are Expensive, Sperm is Cheap, by Greg Krehbiel. Crowhill Publishing, ...
50 politically incorrect thoughts for men – 2
11. Male obligations have been re-branded as "privileges". The male obligation ...
50 politically incorrect thoughts for men – 4
31. Boys need rough and tumble. They need to be trained, through sports and ...
50 politically incorrect thoughts for men – 5
41. Help with the laundry - sometimes. Help with the household tasks when ...
Adelphopoiesis: ‘the making of brothers’
It is interesting that both human rights activist Peter Tatchell and politician ...
Aspects of love – sermon notes
Text: Song of Songs 7:9b-8:7 The Song of Songs is a strange, unique, beautiful ...
Children need parents who are married
An important study, published in September 2014, showed that children who live ...
Cohabitation
As previously noted, there are over two million cohabiting couples in the UK ...
Don’t overspecify the biblical text!
Mark Ward comments on the (otherwise excellent) conference speaker who, referring ...
God’s good design for men and woman
It is sometimes thought that in Genesis chapters 1 and 2 we have two entirely ...
Gone Girl
With its foul language and a scene of horrific sexual violence, the movie Gone ...
Lost boys
Tom Wright, bless his heart, has a habit of turning things on their heads, ...
Marriage
Marriage is a divine institution, founded on the natural distinction between ...
Marriage and the marshmallow test
Marriage - not just some marriages, but marriage itself - seems to be on the ...
Pray to be gay?
So The Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth, provost of St Mary's Cathedral in ...
Remarriage after divorce
The Christian church has never reached agreement over the question of remarriage ...
Same-sex attraction and the church
The Plausibility Problem: the Church and Same-Sex Attraction. By Ed Shaw, ...
Top 10 key facts on marriage
The Marriage Foundation have summarised their recent research findings in the ...
What if God has not joined together?
In Matthew 19:6 (= Mark 10:9) Jesus quotes Genesis 2:24, and then says, "what ...