Author Archives: Alistair Chalmers

Where Have All the Impure Spirits Gone?

Last week I wrote an article about the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives if Christians today, particularly in the context of spiritual gifts. So naturally that got people thinking about demons or impure spirits. Here is an evangelical reflection on demons, deliverance, and some of our modern blind spots One of theContinue reading “Where Have All the Impure Spirits Gone?”

Do the Miraculous Gifts Still Exist Today?

Few questions stir as much discussion within churches as whether the “miraculous gifts”—such as prophecy, healing, and tongues—continue today or not. Many believers hold strong convictions either for cessationism (the view that some gifts ceased with the apostolic age) or continuationism (the view that such gifts continue). Yet the Reformed tradition has always sought toContinue reading “Do the Miraculous Gifts Still Exist Today?”

Saturday Snippets (November 15)

As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…

Does God Judge Everyone the Same?

Christians sometimes wonder whether God judges people differently depending on what they know, what they have heard, or the circumstances in which they live. It is an important pastoral question, touching on issues of fairness, guilt, the spread of the gospel, and the character of God himself. Scripture is clear that God is perfectly just,Continue reading “Does God Judge Everyone the Same?”

Effective Leadership and Accessibility

Being an avid reader means that I get a lot of different books across my desk. I read Christian books ranging from creativity and faith to theology, from Church ministry to street evangelism. I quite like the variety. Because I haven’t been posting as much lately, I’m catching up on my review pile, so forContinue reading “Effective Leadership and Accessibility”

Saturday Snippets (November 8)

As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…

Why Local Pastors Should Preach Consistently

When you go to the GP (in a lot of the UK anyway) most doctor’s surgeries have multiple doctors. Having multiple doctors is fine, until you never see the same doctor twice for the same issue, it means that you’re often explaining the situation over and over again and getting different approaches to treatment. MostContinue reading “Why Local Pastors Should Preach Consistently”

Losing Our Words: The Decline of Reading and the Rise of Reels

There’s a quiet crisis happening in our world today. It’s not new, but it’s growing—and it’s changing how we think, how we feel, and how we follow Jesus. It’s the slow decline of reading. Fewer and fewer people are reading books, especially people in the younger generations. Attention spans are shrinking. Deep thought is givingContinue reading “Losing Our Words: The Decline of Reading and the Rise of Reels”