On the following pages you will find a mixture of sermon notes,
articles and
jottings that may one day become a proper sermon or article.
You will notice that a number of themes and subjects crop
up regularly: these tend to be the subjects which keep turning up
in conversation. Almost every piece here was started as the
result of a conversation I had with someone.
The other unifying motif running through the entire series is the
idea that theology is essentially a pastoral subject. This
is why the series is called 'Pastoral Theology' - I do not believe
there is any other type of authentic theology. God
reveals certain truths to us because we need to understand and act
on them. I cannot think of anything in the Bible that is
revealed merely to satisfy our intellectual curiosity. Some
questions will just have to wait until we get to heaven.
When supplied, the date given is the date when the piece was last
updated. I may well have distributed or preached from a
number of earlier versions. These dates are all given
in the usual UK format (dd/mm/yy).
Finally, a word of warning: these pages are intended primarily for
fellow Christians. Everyone is welcome to read them, but
if you don't share my core beliefs, please don't be
surprised if the issues and concerns are not ones you
immediately identify with! But whatever you believe, I
would welcome feedback from you on anything you read.