Praying outside the box day 1 Advent 2024 It's like the earworm of a catchy song you don't particularly like and can't shake. You know the thing, it can be embarrassing if you suddenly break into the song where you can be heard and the earworm is from the Bodyform advert. If you have no …
Category: God
Scars are beautiful
God created humans in his image, so it is natural for us to carry the nature of God within us as humans. As Christians, we are blessed with the presence of the Holy Spirit within us. We also can demonstrate forgiveness and grace.
The Song of the Well
In the desert, God provided the Israelites with fresh water. It was not their doing. The song of the well, asking for God's water, is a song of praise for this provision.
But…
John 1:12-13 Who is Jesus? part 10 (Written for publication on 18th November 2024) We may be far from Christmas, but we're knee-deep in the season of gift-giving contemplation. The thrill of wondering "What am I going to get?" is still a month away, but for now, it's all about strategising "What am I going …
Rejection!
This is like a Gothic Horror reversal, where the creator, Victor Frankenstein, snubs his creation without even giving it a name! I'm totally on the side of the so-called monster in that tale.
The other John
Have you noticed the connection between the two Johns? John the Baptist's role was to prepare the people for the arrival of Jesus, while John the Evangelist, the author of this Gospel, is highlighting the identity of Jesus.
Life and light and darkness
In Genesis God is not creating out of nothing. It begins with everything without form and empty, to which God brings order out of the chaos. For creation from nothing we need the New Testament and phrases like, "without him was not anything made that was made."
The creator Word
If you think creation was complete you have to allow for God to still be active in creation, there are a lot of hoops to go through to make that theory stick. If you say God is still actively creating then you have to admit that it has been more intense than it is now.
The song of creation
John 1:1-5 Who is Jesus? part 5 In my last blog post, I rambled on about how the first verse of John's Gospel is basically poetry. So, how about we ditch the deep philosophy angle and see it as a song, a sweet serenade to God's cosmic masterpiece instead? I have intentionally added breaks in …
John’s weirdness
John 1:1 Who is Jesus? part 4 What's with this craziness? We're four posts in and we're still fixated on verse 1, and he's labeling it "John's weirdness." I mean, come on – it's clearly Steve who's the quirky one. Who knows, maybe it's me after all. AI-generated image based on, "Jesus is one with …
Making an ass of myself 