Those who preach the concept of being ‘unchurched’ as a new and sensible response to the apostate state of much of the church today need to listen to John Calvin. Thre were such even in his day, and this is his response (thanks to Jollyblogger) “Others, again, sin in this respect, not so much from that insane pride as from inconsiderate zeal. Seeing that among those to whom the gospel is preached, the fruit produced is not in accordance with... Read more

I found this Home Page For meekness: Read more

EVery now and then, I intend to highlight a quote on Meekness as much as anything to remind myself! Actually I believe meekness is an important attribute of a blogger. It doesnt stop us from collectively trying to improve the positioning of Christian blogs, so that the message gets out. It does not stop us from having robust debate. But it should colour all we do. Meekness is described by Sproul as “The opposite of abrasiveness; this inner mildness flows... Read more

A new blogger today introduced me to interiority which loosely means being inside somebody’s head. As a psychiatrist I should be good at that! Read more

It bothers me greatly that Messy Christian who today reports she was Depressed in church. Again! is far from unusual among Christian bloggers. I understand entirely her frustrations with church- it very much isnt how it should be much of the time. I fully understand her comments “I believe in the concept of church, yet I desperately want to attend a church service where it doesn’t feel as if I’m performing. I am also really tired of ‘how to’ sermons... Read more

Jollyblogger said: “The quiet, uneventful, regular life is the blessed life. I know that sounds so foreign to everything you have heard, but I can tell you that it is true on the authority of God?s word. ” We crave excitement, and I guess this truth must be balanced by the scripture ‘The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.’ Lam 3:22-23 I guess... Read more

the Telegraph reports ‘Zimbabwe never had food shortages before. Mugabe has caused this famine’: “Food shortages have pushed Zimbabwean prices to unaffordable levels. A loaf of bread in Bulawayo costs 2,500 Zimbabwe dollars, the equivalent of 30p, but also the same as the average monthly pension. As a result, an estimated 5.5 million Zimbabweans depend on food aid.” Read more

The Bush and Blair relationship is a fascinating one, The Telegraph reports: “‘His friendship with Clinton was obvious and predictable,’ one Cabinet minister told me recently, ‘but his alliance with Bush is a much deeper, stranger thing. It is a clue to what Tony is all about these days.’ If the novice Blair needed to bask in the electoral magic of Bill, the older, weather-beaten Blair craves the moral certainty of Dubya. In private, Mr Blair readily admits that he... Read more

The Sun- UK’s biggest selling newspaper and a well known tabloid, reports on the death of a teenager who was a sunday school teacher in a baptist church. She fell from the newest roller coaster. Perhaps unusually for tabloid journalism it is very responsible in its reporting stating: “BRITAIN’S theme parks are extremely safe, despite high-profile tragedies like the one in which Hayley died. About 25million Brits visit them each year and they are 16 times more likely to die... Read more

Jollyblogger quoted a theology professor: “‘Christians who say they take the Bible literally are either ignorant or self-deluded.’ ” Well I guess that makes me a physician who should heal himself then! Read more