What kind of fool is this Jesus?
As Easter Sunday falls on April Fool’s Day, Ian Paul reflects on the foolishness of the gospel
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Synod’s Shared Conversations
Ian Paul’s reflections on General Synod’s Shared Conversations – “Feedback from previous events had been somewhat mixed, and for me (and I think a good number of others) this also proved to be like the proverbial curate’s egg”
What does the Primates’ Statement mean?
Ian Paul unpacks the Primates’ Statement
What Does Grace Demand?
In dialogue with Martyn Percy, Ian Paul addresses a key underlying issue in contemporary debates about Anglicanism and about sexuality.
What is the Primates’ Meeting all about?
Ian Paul’s guide to this week’s meeting, written when it was called last September.
Should we preach at Christmas services?
“If there is to be a sermon (and at carol services, it really is not a good idea)…” (Bishop of Manchester) – Not a good idea? Really?
Tributes to Professor Howard Marshall
Ian Paul and others remember the leading evangelical New Testament scholar, Howard Marshall
Should we bomb ISIS in Syria?
Ian Paul highlights seven areas “that need a good answer before we go to war again”
Gods of our age: Mars (War and Conflict)
It is striking that in all his letters, Paul modifies the tradition greeting from ‘grace’ to ‘grace and peace.’
Gods of our age: Mammon
The most important affirmation in Scripture about Mammon is the claim that ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it’ (Ps 24.1). Ultimately, no individual owns anything, but has it on trust from God.