Introcuding theologica, World Mags new theology blogWhen David asked me if I would like to contribute to this new blog my response was simply "Is the
I have been humbled to be asked by David Wayne to contribute to Theologica, the Theology blog launched by World Magazine. Here is my first entry over there: When David asked me if I would like to contribute to this new blog my response was simply "Is the pope a Catholic?" David is a good man, but I have to question the wisdom of his judgement in choosing me. I am not a pastor, I am not a theologian, I have no theological degrees and I have no particular claim to authority in my witterings. Perhaps the best that I can say is that if pastors have dirtier hands than professional theologians, arguably as someone with a fulltime so-called "secular" job mine get even dirtier. Certainly working as a psychiatrist for several years let me see the unfortunate and messy side of life. For whatever reason my mainly theological blogging seems to get a bigger audience than it probably ought by rights to do. So, what you get with me is theology by an ordinary guy, OK. I hope that without compromising on the truth I can "scratch where you itch" to some degree and bat around some of the things that interest me. So what do you want to know about me? I am a qualified doctor, specialised in psychiatry, and in 2003 left direct patient care to work in the commercial arena. I have done some theological training with a family of churches called newfrontiers which, like Sovereign Grace has been described by some as "reformed in doctrine and charismatic in practice." I am part of the regular preaching team of a church in london. I run my own UK blog as well as running a Christian Blogs aggregator and community of blogs called the Blogdom of God. If you want to hear more about my story then I have posted it over at my place.
