<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Think Write Speak Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think Write Speak Live Blog]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:55:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Were the Tongues at Pentecost primarily evangelistic or worship?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Were the Tongues at Pentecost primarily evangelistic or worship? Let me begin slightly off-centre. If we are honest, most of us have not really read Acts 2 from the ground up.  We have inherited it. We have been given a framework, often quite early on, and then we simply continue reading the text through that lens. The inherited version is familiar, 'the disciples miraculously spoke different human languages so they could preach the gospel to the nations.' It is neat, it is logical, it...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/were-the-tongues-at-pentecost-primarily-evangelistic-or-worship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0390c3e889759477a7a95e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:04:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_5212ccbd687f499ba2cfe7e66104457b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Elders and Deacons in 1 Timothy 3 required to be married Men?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are Elders and Deacons in 1 Timothy 3 required to be married Men? 'Elders must be men, they also must be married men. Deacons are the same as well'. You hear it often enough and it begins to sound like a slam dunk. Anyone who know me, knows that I am not a basketball fan but some ignorantly act like quoting part of a verse is passage is like Michael Jordan shaming his opponents. However. If you slow down and actually read with the text, that confidence begins to feel overstated. When you read...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/are-elders-and-deacons-in-1-timothy-3-required-to-be-married-men</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f652f8ddf80d7e38c8cb1d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 19:54:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_86123d3dbe7e46088e8821ac3e44c02b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INFLUENCERS AND DISCIPLERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[INFLUENCERS AND DISCIPLERS I sat down a couple years ago and listened as a globally renown ‘worship leader’ explained why she was going against biblical teaching regarding sexuality. As many have heard countless times, it was not motivated by biblical reflection but rather the emotional reality of walking with friends. She emotionally reasoned, how could she hold the biblical ground when it may offend a friend? Whilst evidently this person was wrong, what is even more concerning to me is that...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/influencers-and-disciplers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69899c5b0c9b54090fe47db3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:47:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_16bb7a8e2e5c453f97235e2f435cd360~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unrepentant: Calvin to contemporaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fallen Heroes: Calvin to our contemporaries.   What to Do with the Words of Unrepentant Teachers   Introduction  One of the challenging questions that seems to arise all too often is, "What are we to do with the teaching of the fallen preacher? Especially, if they did not seem to repent before death".  Some quickly assign all teaching by modern teachers who have fallen to the scrap heap within the week of knowledge, others more cautious. Others simply believe that truth is truth, whoever...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/unrepentant-calvin-to-contemporaries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e3e77e4340f7772b9cf2f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:44:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_db05e8ba8cb947d993dc9266a90109d4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hearing, Seeing &#38; the Spirit’s Work ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hearing, Seeing &#38; the Spirit’s Work Acts 2 Was NOT Random Noise Splitting the Crowd Seeing vs. Hearing: Revelation in Luke–Acts One of the most power questions that immediately arises at the birth of the new covenant community of God, the Church is... “So we hear… everyone speaking our own language?! How is that possible?”  In common, most commentators simply think the disciples were speaking all these different languages, yet as written before, I don't think that that is the most consistent...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/hearing-seeing-the-spirit-s-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e30553e23fce2937bbac7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_e99682f12a3540c8bc6fafed109fe843~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mockers mock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mockers Mock There is a short line in Acts 2 that many people would prefer to skate past as quickly as possible, an awkward aside to be explained away so we can get back to the “real” theology of Pentecost. “Some, however, made fun of them and said, ‘They have had too much wine.’” (Acts 2:13, NIV) If you study Luke, you will soon find out Luke does not include stray remarks. He includes signs. Acts 2:13 is not background noise. It is not unfortunate colour. It is a deliberate exposure of a...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/mockers-mock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e2897322ac077fefadcad</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:06:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_067d6332964b4bcc882cb62f3c417540~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horror Hope and Hannakah]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are times when the world goes dark all of a sudden. When violence invades a place of celebration and a hateful act tries to make fear speak louder than hope.  I, probably like you watched the horror that unfolded at Bondi at the Jewish community's Hannukah by the Beach event and in my soul felt the same sadness I have felt all to often. The latest terror attack at the Jewish community’s Hanukkah celebration by the beach in Bondi, Sydney pierces a tender place. Hanukkah celebrates the...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/horror-hope-and-hannakah</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693fbc62d8215235655d589a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:00:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_89100dc1a48244709457d73f51dd4d90~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Spirit The Law and Women in Leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Spirit, Law, and Women in Leadership “What the Spirit births cannot be reborn through law.” That sentence is the centre of my conviction. Let me be direct, what God begins by His Spirit cannot be protected, sustained, or restored by human legalism. This reflection is not the end of the conversation, it is an invitation to rethink how the Church approaches women in leadership and, more broadly, how we handle the things God has birthed by His Spirit. Women in Leadership When Law Replaces...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/the-spirit-the-law-and-women-in-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6938e08a122b31d338b5c06a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:04:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_059d644831cc4e4da61785253aa4184b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Movement to monument]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Movement to Monument Guarding the Church from Institutional Drift God has initiated world-changing movements through His people at every point in history. However, movements that were once Spirit-filled and spreading can, over time, become managed, comfortable, and institutionalised. In the long arc of history, movements may end up as monuments. I have often talked about movement and monument. In discerning and guarding against institutionalisation I appreciate how Vance Havner offers a...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/from-movement-to-monument</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6900a4263f9731ce0f8687ba</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_f9cdaba2cfb149da80f5c9130acb4de2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministry and Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministry and Money: A Shared Calling, Not a Career I remember talking with an acquaintance who had been a Youth Pastor. He was considering a move to a different context to become the Senior Pastor of another church. I asked what I believed was a simple question: “Is God asking you to do this?” His answer surprised me: “I think so, but if they do not pay full time, I am not going.” I was genuinely taken aback. Here was someone believing God was calling him, yet placing a financial condition on...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/ministry-and-money</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ff6090e3b0149559d0f6e9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:17:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_bcac47c7a2b24703a620f14f0c62aeac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biblical authority and governance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biblical Authority and Governance of the Church The New Testament clearly teaches that the leadership and government of a church are in the hands of the elders (Greek: presbyteroi ), also called overseers ( episkopoi ) or shepherds ( poimenes ). God entrusts this group with authority to lead, direct, and protect the people under Christ, the Head. There is often pressure to conform to the patterns, cultures, and legalities of this world; however, biblically, the Eldership retains all final...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/biblical-authority-and-elders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fb483594cca4a8cf2114e6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_e0e797280f9445f2bdf7ac5d525c4180~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wine, Wisdom, and Walking with Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here in Ukraine recently, I was reminded of this tension. The Evangelical and Pentecostal churches here generally hold a strict stance...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/wine-wisdom-and-walking-with-christ</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68925a593790b6e37081ea1d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:33:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_04e4743770864f32a6d63812f52da3cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can women be Teachers and Leaders or not?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does Paul universally restrict women from teaching and having authority over men? Prologue: This blog primarily deals with 1 Tim 2:11–15...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/can-women-be-leaders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688f77e5635c5c116c28bd5c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:14:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_dcb973b0eb2148bbbf80bdc24c89e2e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentecostals, gibberish and Acts 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tongues of heaven, earth or just a delusion.   Introduction Hardly a week goes by when I see some overconfident individual claim that...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/pentecostals-gibberish-and-acts-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688e17e47ae5e5096a949ec3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:22:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_23f0cfe7324442d6801b720692fed437~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Name, Many Meanings Prologue:  Before reading this blog please read my previous blog on “Nations and Nation-States”. This helps...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/understanding-israel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68721db5b296b706677372ca</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:11:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_9f39aaecd8094ab2a6110ea9b9e8d7c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nation and Nation States]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why we need to understand the difference between the modern Nation state and Nation.  As a note, If you wish, I have now written an...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/nation-and-nation-states</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686b84ea9843a7afff05e869</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:53:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_f1334a3d92f7460088332d1f0bcd189f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addressing arguments against the Deity of Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Addressing Counter-Arguments Against the Deity of Jesus Naturally, with every argument for something, there is a counter. When it comes...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/addressing-arguments-against-the-deity-of-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681d0c862d8811f07a237692</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 20:17:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_497654434e31483458316b~mv2_d_3120_3946_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesus is God! Hands down it is true]]></title><description><![CDATA[The H.A.N.D.S. Framework: Understanding Jesus’ Divine Nature Christian theology has revolved around Jesus’ divinity  since the early...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/jesus-is-god-hands-down-it-is-true</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681ccfbead956df1f40502a4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 15:47:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_62424e61624e39525f6163~mv2_d_5095_3376_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you have TDS? There is more than one strain. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[TRUMP DERANGEMENT // DELUSION SYNDROME First strain.  With "Trump Derangement Syndrome' it does not matter what he does, he must be evil....]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/do-you-have-tds-there-is-more-than-one-strain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c6bbf7295dfeba6ca0719b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:59:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_49dcb26f384345809298a2536a2156fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leader, Teacher, keep on speaking!]]></title><description><![CDATA[An acquaintance, a global expert in missiology, culture, leadership, theology, a man of God who has spent decades in unreached nations...]]></description><link>https://www.thinkwritespeaklive.com/post/leader-teacher-keep-on-speaking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c61af920aaa3f73f2fa9e1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:45:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26e77d_762d910e26164f21a4bed0e0533b743c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Josh Reading</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>