FAB Insights

How does God respond to evil in the world and how should we respond to evil whenever and wherever it is encountered?https://fab.church/insights/can-evil-be-part-of-gods-plan/

In this reflection from Rev Gav on Luke 2.22-40, we encounter two special envoys from God, Simeon and Anna, and learn how God speaks through those who are in their later years.https://fab.church/insights/how-can-we-have-faithfulness-and-trust/

Jesus does not beckon us from the sidelines or the safety of the dugout, but from the pitch in the midst of the on-field action.https://fab.church/insights/from-what-and-to-where-did-jesus-call-his-disciples/

John the Baptist calls Jesus The Lamb of God but where did this expression come from and what does it mean?https://fab.church/insights/will-we-behold-the-lamb-of-god/

In this special edition Insight and Podcast, Rev Gav explores this age old question.https://fab.church/insights/is-sex-outside-marriage-a-sin/

One of the recurring themes in the Bible is that of exile and return.https://fab.church/insights/how-do-we-live-the-future-in-the-present/

Rev Gav talks with a UK paramedic and their work with asylum seekers.

I wonder why we sometimes look at the Christmas Story through rose-tinted glasses.https://fab.church/insights/why-do-we-want-christmas-to-be-perfect/

There is a way to read the nativity that is neither literalistic nor allegorical.https://fab.church/insights/should-we-believe-in-the-virgin-birth/

God’s chosen way is the way of humility, service, and sacrifice.https://fab.church/insights/what-does-the-world-expect/

It is never too late for any of us to reflect on our lives and repent, turning our direction towards God.https://fab.church/insights/without-john-would-there-have-been-jesus/

Though we are weak, our strength lies not in ourselves but in God.https://fab.church/insights/proud-to-be-woke/

No matter what your past, what baggage you are carrying, or what problems you have, you are welcome here.https://fab.church/insights/sovereign/

It is normal and right to feel anger when we experience injustice, but it is what we do with that anger that matters.https://fab.church/insights/how-do-we-endure-hardships/

Remembering acts of self-sacrifice during times of abhorrent war, can ultimately point us to a God who loves us and who has given himself for us.https://fab.church/insights/why-is-remembrance-important/

Resurrection is about raising (from the dead) AND revolution (vindication of the righteous)!https://fab.church/insights/resurrection/

Cross-dressing is considered a cultural and religious taboo, but it can have wonderful benefits both for the wearer and their intimate relationships.https://fab.church/insights/can-i-be-a-christian-and-a-cross-dresser/

Jesus calls us by name, asks us to ‘come down’ from our positions of authority and oppression of the poor, and to commune with him.https://fab.church/insights/what-is-salvation/

The path to redemption — for us and for all creation — starts with the admission of our own guilt and the role we play within a corrupt, broken, and unjust system.https://fab.church/insights/how-do-we-break-free-from-oppressive-systems/

Each day, we must do our best to find time to connect with God.https://fab.church/insights/sunday-19th-october-2025/

Today’s Bible Reading speaks right to the heart of Fab Church and who we are, whether we are visitors, guests, or members!https://fab.church/insights/what-does-it-mean-to-fish-in-the-margins/

It is not the size of our faith that is important but what kind of faith we possess.https://fab.church/insights/what-does-it-mean-to-have-faith/

Are we convinced that the way of Jesus is the way of inclusion and love — to welcome the poor, marginalised, oppressed, and downtrodden?https://fab.church/insights/what-kind-of-priests-should-we-be/

The way of Jesus Christ is radically inclusive, and we, the church, have a duty to put Christ first in everything.https://fab.church/insights/what-should-our-response-be/

As agents for God, in the name of Jesus Christ, we offer forgiveness for past sins and a welcome to those who have been marginalised because of their sexuality, sexual practices, relationships, or gender.https://fab.church/insights/what-is-sexual-immorality/

There are two places referred to as ‘hell’ in our English Bibles and neither of them are a spiritual place where souls are tortured in the afterlife!https://fab.church/insights/what-on-earth-is-hell/

The bottom line is that we are called to live the right way up in an upside-down world, and to humbly live out the way of Jesus wherever we may find ourselves.https://fab.church/insights/how-do-we-live-the-right-side-up/

Dear friends, go and be fabulous; go and be Jesus, because the world needs you.https://fab.church/insights/how-and-where-should-we-be-jesus-to-the-world/

We are forming a new kind of family here at FAB Church, and we are getting to know, and learning to love, our new siblings, our new parents, and our new children.https://fab.church/insights/family/

We are not meant to live in fear and we are not meant to live isolated lives, and so the question is, given that culture is such a prevailing force, how can we live counter-culturally?https://fab.church/insights/is-it-possible-to-live-christs-way/

There is nothing wrong with the acquisition of knowledge but we are to do so remembering that it is God’s world filled with God’s creatures, and we are to do so on God’s terms.https://fab.church/insights/can-we-adam-and-eve-it/

We live in a world where there is unimaginable pain and suffering, and we are not to be bystanders, imploring a remote God to divinely intervene.https://fab.church/insights/how-powerful-is-god/

The way of Jesus, the ‘one thing’, is a the way of humility and obedience to God, and we are all invited to join the way.https://fab.church/insights/are-you-a-mary-or-a-martha/

When an expert in the law correctly identified the one who was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers, Jesus had only one reply. “Go and do likewise.”

Over time you will know the transforming power of God, that you might become more self-controlled, and become the person that God created you to be.https://fab.church/insights/how-can-i-be-more-self-controlled/

I am convinced that God will not leave us as we are, but call us to collectively shine like lights in a dark world, opening the doors of the kingdom to those that have previously been excluded.https://fab.church/insights/who-has-the-keys-to-the-kingdom/

The story of Jesus is the story of a God who came in person to confront and subvert all that would oppress us and seek to control us and we need not be afraid.https://fab.church/insights/did-the-miracles-of-jesus-really-happen-and-what-do-they-mean/

“God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.” (Romans 5.4b)https://fab.church/insights/are-god-and-love-the-same-thing/

If you have little left of yourselves to give, and are physically or emotionally worn out, hang in there, for you are not alone.https://fab.church/insights/how-do-we-stand-out-to-stand-firm/

God-given visions happen when we give permission for the Spirit of God to speak to us and we allow ourselves to imagine how things could be in the future.https://fab.church/insights/how-can-we-be-led-by-the-spirit/

It is agape love that wins hearts and minds, and it is ours to share.https://fab.church/insights/how-do-we-love-one-another/

John paints a picture of how things will be for a great multitude that no-one can count from every nation, tribe, people, and language.https://fab.church/insights/in-what-way-was-johns-revelation-radical/

We can see ourselves reflected in the story of Simon Peter — a story where we drop everything to be with Jesus, discover that Jesus values us, that through his resurrection we are forgiven, and that our love, however flawed, is enough.https://fab.church/insights/what-can-we-learn-from-peter/

What does your church do collectively to declare Jesus Christ as Saviour and to bless the community that it serves?https://fab.church/insights/what-is-our-new-work-in-christ/

The power of God lives in us to bring about justice, peace, grace, and mercy in the world, and this is why, on Easter Day, we gather and proclaim, “He is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!”https://fab.church/insights/why-was-jesus-resurrected/

When we are being ruled by dictators and corrupt politicians, love wins. When we can see no hope, nor a way out of the social, economic, and environmental problems we face, love wins. In the end, love will always win.https://fab.church/insights/why-did-jesus-ride-a-donkey-into-jerusalem/

The story of Mary anointing the feet of Jesus paints the picture of a Messiah who defies social norms, as John in his gospel rewrites everything we think and know about God.https://fab.church/insights/what-does-the-symbolism-and-spiciness-mean-in-johns-gospel/

Whether you are a wizard, a muggle, or a mudblood, or whether you do not identify or fit into any group at all, may you know that God does not judge you and that you are welcomed and invited into God’s Kingdom!https://fab.church/insights/how-should-we-respond-when-we-are-rejected/

Each of us needs to spend time listening to God, and stay in tune with the Spirit, to work out how and when and where God is leading, and to enable us to work out God’s purposes in the world.https://fab.church/insights/how-do-we-press-on-towards-our-goal/

We need to be like Jesus and break down the gender barrier, and we need to do it quickly. We need to Accelerate our Action.With Helen Tyte.https://fab.church/insights/why-does-gender-equality-matter/