Why I won’t quit the CofE despite the chaos over same-sex relationships – Premier

Services of blessings for gay couples were narrowly approved for a trial period at the Church of England’s General Synod yesterday, amid heated debate. Here, Ed Shaw, a celibate, gay minister in the CofE, reflects on the decision and why he’ll continue to campaign for orthodox teaching on sex and marriage to be retained Ed … Continue Reading

My Life as a Bible Teacher – Covenant

I am a systematic theologian by training, disposition, and vocation. I am grateful for this call, difficult and daunting though it is. What has surprised me most as I muddle along through middle age is just how precious the Scriptures have become to me. My teaching, in both a state university and in congregational settings, … Continue Reading

Why I am now a Christian -UnHerd

In 2002, I discovered a 1927 lecture by Bertrand Russell entitled “Why I am Not a Christian”. It did not cross my mind, as I read it, that one day, nearly a century after he delivered it to the South London branch of the National Secular Society, I would be compelled to write an essay … Continue Reading