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  • A Scandal Without an Apology

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    (L) John Smyth at a Iwerne camp in the 1970s (photo © Mark Stibbe, used with permission); (R) Image of Smyth during Cathy Newman’s interview, broadcast on 2 February 2017 The Makin Review, which was published one year ago, showed that many Christian leaders failed to act rightly in response to John Smyth’s abuse of…

  • The Cover-up Culture of St Helen’s Bishopsgate 

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    The publication of the Makin Review has renewed concerns about conservative evangelical leadership in Britain. It showed that John Smyth’s abuse was covered up for decades by leaders who thought secrecy was necessary to protect the work of God: The result of their actions was that Smyth was quietly banished to Africa, where his abuse…

  • St Ebbe’s and the Smyth Scandal: An Inadequate Response

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    I’m a former staff member of Iwerne Holidays, the now-defunct summer camps at the centre of the John Smyth abuse scandal. In a recent interview, the Bishop of Winchester said “That whole world of those camps was fairly enclosed, self-referential and not a world that I ever belonged to. … How those networks function is…

  • Israel’s Forever Enemies: A Response to Onsi Kamel

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    Is it biblically acceptable for a Christian to be an antizionist—not just skeptical about Israel’s conduct, but opposed to Israel’s existence as a Jewish-majority state? The answer to that question hinges on the Bible’s view of nationhood.  In his recent article for Mere Orthodoxy about the pro-Palestinian campus protests, Onsi Kamel distances himself from the…

  • The Psalms–Ezekiel Bible Reading Plan (Printable)

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  • The Psalms–Ezekiel Bible Reading Plan

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    January 1 Genesis 1–2 Psalm 1–2 January 2 Genesis 3–4 Psalm 3–4 January 3 Genesis 5–6 Psalm 5–6 January 4 Genesis 7–8 Psalm 7–8 January 5 Genesis 9–10 Psalm 9–10 January 6 Genesis 11–12 Psalm 11–12 January 7 Genesis 13–14 Psalm 13–14 January 8 Genesis 15–16 Psalm 15–16 January 9 Genesis 17–18 Psalm 17–18 January…

  • The Greatest Surprise of Your Life

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    “Possibly one of the most devastating things that can happen to us as Christians is that we cease to expect anything to happen. I am not sure but that this is not one of our greatest troubles today. We come to our services and they are orderly, they are nice ‒ we come, we go…

  • Five Thoughts for Christians on the EU Referendum

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    1. Gospel issues shouldn’t necessarily be the deciding factor That might seem a strange thing to say. The gospel is the world’s only hope, so surely the pros and cons for the spread of the gospel are ultimately all we need to be concerned about when we vote on Brexit? Not so fast. To take…

  • A Short Messianic Haggadah

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    This Haggadah is designed for use at Messianic/Christian seders. We hope this text will help you and your family celebrate Passover with great joy.

  • Envying the Psalmists’ Love for God

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    Do these words about the psalmists make you feel a little uncomfortable? “They were people who knew far less about God than we do, yet loved him a great deal more” (Alec Motyer). If so, a healthy spiritual envy should drive us to this question: what can we learn from the psalmists about loving God? Asaph…