Jesus on marriage
In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gives numerous examples of what he means by a greater righteousness than the one offered by the Pharisees & Scribes. His third example is divorce. I guess it’s not...
View ArticleThe Curiosity Index: Week 12
Last week I said winter was going. Well outside is snow and more on the way. Winter has clearly decided there’s time for one last hurrah. You should read these Seven articles (plus a few sneaky...
View ArticleJesus & divorce
In the 1520s and 1530s Britain faced a great constitutional crisis. The fate and future of the kingdom hung in the balance because the King had no legitimate son & heir. So the King, Henry VIII,...
View ArticlePractice what you pray
Recently I came across this new video from Tearfund, a UK based Christian charity ‘which partners with churches in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries tackling poverty and injustice through...
View ArticleThe Curiosity Index: Week 22
Hello. It’s been a while since I did one of these, ten weeks in fact, which is a while isn’t it? The reason for that is that I am now on sabbatical but there felt like a lot to do to be able to be on...
View ArticleSabbatical
Last week I started my first ever sabbatical. I’ve been in church leadership for over 20 years now so I guess it was due. And never having done this before I’m definitely figuring it out as I go. I...
View ArticleImitate his faith
Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith. Heb 13:7 (CSB) That’s the verse that comes to mind when I think about...
View ArticleWho holds the future of Christianity in Europe?
According to Harvey Kwiyani it is second generation migrant kids: From where I stand, it is very plausible that the future of Christianity and mission in Europe will depend, to a fair extent, on the...
View ArticleThe great upheaval
There are a growing number of people, on all sides of the political spectrum, who are convinced that western civilisation is in crisis. What seemed settled is in turmoil. Everything we thought we...
View ArticleThe Curiosity Index: Week 23
Hello. Welcome to another weekend. Hope something here sparks your interest. You should read these Seven articles (plus a few sneaky bonuses) that might be worth you bookmarking, reading &...
View ArticleThree questions for the church
One more post from the NS Lyons interview here. I think are three urgent theology-related questions (here we are again with urgent theology) that it seems to no longer be very articulate at speaking...
View ArticleNobody is discipling them well
I recently picked up the point made by Harvey Kwiyani that the future of European Christianity may, to a fair extent, lie in the hands of third-culture kids from Africa, Asia & Latin America....
View ArticleThe status of women
In a fascinating article over at Fairer Disputations, Louise Perry engages with the economist Bryan Caplan over the definition of feminism. First the standard definition of feminism: “belief in and...
View ArticleThe Curiosity Index: Week 24
Hello. Welcome to another weekend. Hope something here sparks your interest. You should read these Seven articles (plus a few sneaky bonuses) that might be worth you bookmarking, reading &...
View ArticleHow a vision of our eternal future impacts our lives today
What do you hope for? What are you looking forward to? If you could design the future what would it look like? It is something unique to humans (as far as we know) that we can both reflect on our...
View ArticleColossians Remixed: The subversive ethics of the kingdom
This is the seventh in a series in a collaborative reading of Colossians Remixed by Brian Walsh & Sylvia Keesmaat. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6 Well, that was quite the hiatus....
View ArticleThe Curiosity Index: Week 28
Hello. As a family we’ve just returned from a few weeks exploring Georgia and a little bit of Armenia. Ancient, beautiful, wonderful! You should read these Seven articles (plus a few sneaky bonuses)...
View ArticleRoads and paths
To get to the villages of the Greater Caucasus mountains in northern Georgia takes some effort. In the winter some of the roads are impassable and in the summer they are almost undriveable. The...
View ArticleRunning to your heart rate
It had been a few months since I’d consistently been able to run. A hamstring injury that I was too impatient to let heal properly had sidelined me for longer than I wanted. Now I was ready to begin...
View ArticleRound up: ChatGPT
By now some of the novelty and hype about ChatGPT (and other LLMs) has died down somewhat but it’s not going anywhere and we need to get our heads around what to think about it. And, of course, the...
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