By Dr Hugh Osgood2023-04-12T14:11:00
When doctrinal disputes arise it's easy to politely agree to disagree. But Dr Hugh Osgood believes such "kindness" is detrimental to the health of the Church. We need to start listening to one another, he says, because each denomination has something valuable to offer. Let's trust that the unity of the Spirit will undergird us, even in the toughest of conversations
Of all the wisdom imparted to the seven churches in Revelation, the counsel given by Jesus to "hear what the Spirit says to the churches” is surely the most telling.
This was a unique moment when the risen Jesus provided a group of churches with the opportunity to all hear each other’s specific prescriptions from him at one and the same time.
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2024-10-22T07:23:00Z By Carlton Turner
Sam Sharpe was a Jamaican Baptist deacon who was hung for inciting a riot in 1831. He played a key role in ending the enslavement of Africans in the Caribbean. This Black History Month, Rev Dr Carlton Turner pays tribute to the faith of a man who sought to bring freedom to his people
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2023-10-12T10:00:00Z
On Monday the Church of England’s House of Bishops announced that prayers asking for God’s blessing for same-sex couples should go forward to be formally authorised under canon law. Today, Premier Christianity can exclusively reveal that eleven CofE bishops are dissenting from this plan. Here is their statement in full
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