I had the privilege some years ago of meeting Irene Smale, author of A History of Children. I remember her being passionate and compassionate, well-informed, enthusiastic, a true follower of Jesus Christ. Readers may know her as wife of Ian Smale (Ishmael), Christian songwriter and worship leader. Introduction On reading A History of Children, I… Read more »
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Marketplace and mission
God sees work as essentially good. God created a physical world and it was good. He gave Adam work to tend that creation. Work is therefore divinely ordained. God sees work as blessing. His first command to mankind was to go and multiply, to fill the earth and bless it. Mankind has a mandate to… Read more »
Freedom of religion – The seen and the unseen world
The Bloom Review is a recent document providing an independent review into how government engages with faith. It is quite a lengthy read but has some interesting highlights. One I did notice in para 1.2.2: Many Christian respondents said they no longer feel able to be who they are in public or at work, after… Read more »