Rob James

The Lord's Prayer: some thoughts on how we should understand 'lead us not into temptation'

The change to the Italian Missal controversially replaces "lead us not into temptation" with "do not let us fall into temptation", and it reflects the Pope's concern that the current translation can give people the completely wrong impression of God.
Trump or King Cyrus: God doesn't always work our way

I can't say "Amen" to the "King Cyrus" parallels but I have to remind myself that God often works in the most mysterious ways - ways that do not always align with what I think are appropriate.
How can the church communicate God's love to people who have 'switched off'?

As a pastor, I'm only too well aware that fewer and fewer people, particularly young people read the Bible today, and so I'm constantly looking for ways to communicate the sense of purpose, hope and love that they would find in it.
Prime Ministers come and go but God's faithfulness remains

Psalm 46 is a hymn of praise and assurance that God is with us now and we can be completely confident about the future even when Prime Ministers resign and Brexit chaos abounds.
Sports players should be able to disagree with each other without being shown the red card

The Israel Folau case has shown that everyone is welcome in rugby as long as they "toe" rather than "cross" the line.
How much do you trust God the Father?

This Father's Day, take the opportunity to spend some time with God - loving Father to all.
Comment: Jesus is weeping for his Church

Ex Muslim convert to Christianity says he is 'utterly isolated' by the Anglican Church
$Christians don\'t have to drift, the God of history is shaping our stories$
Christians don't have to drift, the God of history is shaping our stories

Christians don't have to drift, the God of history is shaping our stories
$What do we do when God doesn\'t make sense?$
What do we do when God doesn't make sense?

How should we react to the unexpected, or even the unwanted?
$The Church has hi-jacked the term \'saint\'$
The Church has hi-jacked the term 'saint'

The term saint today is being used in a totally non-biblical way
$Judgement isn\'t a popular message but we can\'t shy away from talking about it$
Judgement isn't a popular message but we can't shy away from talking about it

Jeremiah constantly warned his people that they were "heading for the rocks" and needed to change course if they wanted to avoid disaster. And like many a messenger he had to bear the heat of their wrath for doing so.
What does it mean to be evangelical anyway?

I'm wondering if a national revival could begin with the Prime Minister himself!