Understanding atonement Lent 2024 - Part 4, A Ransom to the Father This Lent, I reflect deeply on the profound significance of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, exploring the various theories embraced or historically cherished by Christian churches. I realize that this journey reveals a rich tapestry of beliefs and interpretations. It's important to acknowledge …
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The practical awe of God When deciding what to write during Lent I forgot about the panic of seeing an empty page. On 1st January this year, I said I wanted to regain my awe of God. Then thinking about Lent I wanted to build on the idea that God's gifts are practical, The Holy …
Lamentations of Jeremiah The Lamentations are five psalms that describe the results of Babylon's destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C. in detail. The first four chatters are in the form of an acrostic poem, this form using the whole of the Hebrew alphabet in order. The other common element is that these songs are written …
Eleven different ways of experiencing Christianity—Part 10 There are many ways of seeing yourself as a Christian. You can add another way as your faith grows; you can have more than one at a time and move through them over time. I am going to look at this through Advent this year. None of them …
Eleven different ways of experiencing Christianity—Part 9 There are many ways of seeing yourself as a Christian. You can add another way as your faith grows; you can have more than one at a time and move through them over time. I am going to look at this through Advent this year. None of them …
Persecution is not something in the past, it is still with us. Open Doors reports that 5,898 Christians are known to have been murdered for their faith in the world last year (2020).
Whistle blowers and the church When I was in secondary school one of the teams we played against was from the Verona Fathers, a Roman Catholic seminary where boys were being trained as prospective priests. We cheered our team and jeered theirs during the game but before and after the game things were OK between …
This blog is the second part of one I wrote about Christianity and capitalism and has its basis in the same Twitter thread asking if you can be a capitalist and a Christian. One reply was that Christianity is Communism. Image taken from a blog by Island Christian Church Communism I used to be sympathetic …
“We help them if their house is burnt. If they’ve been beaten up, we take them to hospital. If they’ve been expelled from their village, we give them shelter.” Those are the words of Abishek, an Open Doors partner in India, taken from their website. If you are a Christian, I commend you to look at …
Happy and blessed 4: The meek or the gentle Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 ESVUK Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29 Years ago, when cigarette manufacturers were still allowed to …
Making an ass of myself 