Planted by Water

The blog of Trevor Lloyd, Christian pastor and teacher.

Archive for January, 2006

A Christian Nation?

Posted: Tuesday, January 10th, 2006 @ 9:34 am in Bible Insights, Theological Thoughts | 10 Comments »

Thanks to Hugh and Gavin for their comments yesterday. I agree with you Hugh that there doesn’t have to be an either/or about the mind and the Spirit (though the Spirit must be given priority and the mind submitted to him). However I think that there may well be an either/or when it comes to the Law (i.e the Mosaic Law) and the new covenant. I intend in the near future to write something of greater length on this subject (which I will put on my Pages) but for now …

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Back from Cambridge Conference - and Looking for Something More!

Posted: Monday, January 9th, 2006 @ 10:03 am in Personal News, Theological Thoughts, Current Affairs | 3 Comments »

I am glad to be bcambridge07_400ack from the dreaming spires of Cambridge. I enjoyed my conference with the Jubilee Centre, with papers and discussions on numerous subjects including: Justice and Punishment, Sexual Offences, The Economy, Globalisation, the Family, Welfare, Nationhood, Government and International Relations/Peace-Building. For those who don’t know about the Jubilee Centre, find out more about them on ther website. They are evangelical …

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Happy New Year - 2006!

Posted: Monday, January 2nd, 2006 @ 6:40 pm in Personal News | 1 Comment »

open_bibleThis is just a quick note to say Happy New Year to you all before I shoot off to Cambridge for my conference.

I trust that you are all looking forward to a New Year with great anticipation at the great things that God is going to do! God gave me a word on Sunday for the church here in Huddersfield to ‘not grow tired of doing good’ for ‘we will reap a harvest at the appropriate time.’  We …

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