Faith & Scripture

The Church seems really to be struggling for relevance in many parts of the west and church numbers are in decline. She senses afresh the need to act in a living expression of God’s love for a broken world, to reach out and not suck in. But some of her language is stuck in the 14th century, creating distance between her and the peoples she is trying to embrace…

Thursday, 1 May 2025

"If Christianity is true"

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OK so have you ever heard this statement?  1,280,000 hits. What could be meant by such a statement? What could be wrong with it? How could w...
Thursday, 2 March 2023

...And They Crucified Him

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 JOHN STOTT shrewdly points out a vast difference in detail between the detailed pre-crucifixion scenes and the description of the crucifixi...
Monday, 11 October 2021

Being small

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Being small. I have pondered the challenge of very small breakthroughs being the way of "the kingdom of God". I was reminded of a ...
Monday, 21 September 2020

Laws, statutes, precepts, commands, ordinances, what is it with all this legal jargon and how should we parse it?

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Currently in the process of some initial checks on my Non-Religious Bible Psalms project , I noticed some interesting parallels between Psal...
Friday, 29 May 2020

Aligning My Purpose

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In a powerful series of reflections embedded within meditation and prayer, I have encountered the challenge of asking myself: what is my pu...
Wednesday, 6 May 2020

John 10:17, why does the Father love Jesus?

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My Mum came up with an interesting question yesterday about the following passage from John 10:17: The reason my Father loves me is that ...
Tuesday, 5 May 2020

Unlocking down, wisdom for decision makers and prioritising our own mental health

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I was listening a few days ago to Sam Harris on his Making Sense podcast, where he discussed with Paul Bloom the ethical issues surroundin...
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