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I recently had the joy of having a chat with Jez Field of New Ground's Life and Leadership podcast about all things 'eucharismatic.' You can, if you so desire, listen to it here below or at your podcast venue of choice. Our conversation ranged all over the place, and there were many aspects of being… Continue reading Being Eucharismatic
Churches should embrace the life of God in the Spirit in all its fullness. That means both charismatic spiritual life and the sacramental life of the gathered church. ‘Eucharismatic’ is a term coined by Andrew Wilson in his excellent book Spirit and Sacrament, a portmanteau of eucharistic and charismatic. His book lays out his thesis, but… Continue reading Being Eucharismatic
What is the place of ‘the tradition’ in Church life and our theology? Should us new church types even care about the last two thousand years of Church life? I recently read a book about the Lord’s Supper written by a pioneer of the British New Churches back in the 1980s. I agreed and disagreed… Continue reading The Importance of Tradition
In my church world we can be a little allergic to writing things down. In my understanding this initially came from a reaction against a sort of formalism that was being clearly rejected. The necessity of relationship was emphasised instead. I think we’ve lost something that we should recover. There’s a trend, though not a… Continue reading Write Something Down
Advent starts on Sunday, though I suspect many of us will be opening calendars to starting devotionals on Friday. Advent is dark. Advent is bleak. Advent is about staring at the wretched core of the ash we clutch onto so that when our eyes are lifted and the thrice holy God comes with the dawn… Continue reading Advent is Coming
We live in modernity, the source of all evil, according to some. I’m the sort of grumpy curmudgeon who thinks everything was better before the modern era, by which I mean the last 500 years. This clearly isn’t true. Antibiotics, for one, are a gift we would not want to give up! What is true… Continue reading A Kingdom with a King
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