Over the course of the last few weeks, I have noticed a subtle shift in the posters displayed around our village in north-east Scotland, advertising everything from the opening of a new curry house to fundraising events for new Christmas lights. Posters are a standard feature of any small community, but what stood out aboutContinue reading “The War on Creativity”
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Crushing the fear of man
When fear whispers that it’s safer to stay quiet, true Spirit-primed conviction demands a voice. In this video, I briefly explore what it really means to speak boldly into the darkness—confronting the terrifying thought of the lost not with hesitation, but with unyielding resolve. Watch the full conversation below, and join the discussion in theContinue reading “Crushing the fear of man”
Satan’s Sanitised Sacrifice
Gloria Steinem passed away this summer and was hailed as an icon of the women’s feminist movement. She was praised for her many endeavours over the course of her life, with one of her defining legacies framed as her fight for “women’s reproductive rights”. The use of this phrase is particularly revealing, because the word…Continue reading “Satan’s Sanitised Sacrifice”
Responding to the Charge that I am a Danger to the Church
Why I Won’t Be Writing to Alex Personally I want to start by saying something that will surprise regular readers: Alex’s letter is not, in itself, the problem. It appears to be more careful, more courteous, and more genuinely wrestling with Scripture than many an angry elder (or cowardly YouTube commentator) that I’ve handled elsewhere.1Continue reading “Responding to the Charge that I am a Danger to the Church”
When Biology No Longer Matters
Fertility technologies have introduced a profound crisis into the modern world, the full implications of which we are only beginning to realise. For the first time in human history, children can be conceived apart from sexual intercourse. We have dissected the process of conception, pulling it apart into individual components and manipulating them to constructContinue reading “When Biology No Longer Matters”
Why Am I So Bloody Angry?
A sharp reflection on Numbers 25, the holy jealousy of Phinehas, and why radical spiritual action matters when confronting flagrant sin and rebellion.
Regarding being “Born again”
Of the churches and the reforming Church When I shared my recent experience regarding the clash of spiritual kingdoms, specifically the visceral friction encountered when a church elder refuted my diagnostic conclusion that the Church is in a state of deep apostasy, I expected resistance from the institution. What I forgot was the sheer scaleContinue reading “Regarding being “Born again””
What Would John Owen Say to the Church Today?
It is a peculiar and exhausting feature of our generation that stating the blindingly obvious has become a radical act. We live in a twilight era of the Western church where the doctrinal baseline has dropped so precipitously that standard, historic faithfulness is routinely diagnosed as extremism. If you hold to the plain text ofContinue reading “What Would John Owen Say to the Church Today?”
Ann Widdecombe: A Tribute to Faith and Fierce Conviction
For a deeper look into the urgent biblical call to true repentance and readiness in these perilous times, read this document in full here: Repent Now; He loves you. Just One More There was never any danger of Ann Widdecombe blending into the background. Whether commanding the floor at Westminster, navigating the political fractures of Brussels,Continue reading “Ann Widdecombe: A Tribute to Faith and Fierce Conviction”
Pleading Ignorance Won’t Save the Modern Church
When God judges the nations, it will not be a slow, manageable transition. It will be sudden, catastrophic, and final. If you are staying in places of unfaithful practice and compromise just because the building has a familiar name, you must wake up. Pleading ignorance is no longer an option.
