In the history of the church there has, of course, been no shortage of saints who have been extremists of one form or another. The greater mystery is how these communities of radical extremists ever devolved into the sort of spiritualised golf clubs that we are more familiar with today.
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People think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices
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Jesus’ Greatest Miracle? Read More »
All will be well in the end. As it was for Job, so will it be for the people of Gaza and Lebanon, and so will it be for us all. This is our faith. This is the Gospel of the Lord.
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“Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind: “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you shall declare to me. “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.” (Job 38:1-4) Hi
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Teeth Still Gnashing! Read More »
We struggle. We search for answers. We do not find them easily, and yet, along with our brother, Job, ‘we are not silenced by the darkness
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The Almighty has terrified me! Read More »
In 1945 Albert Einstein wrote, “I think the most important question facing humanity is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’” This is really the same question Job was asking 2,500 years earlier.
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there is nothing that God considers more terrible than the abuse of vulnerable people
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Should we have Mercy on the Merciless? Read More »
“Then they came to Capernaum, and when [Jesus] was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest.” (Mark 9:33-34). It seems almost comical that a conversation about “who is the greatest” could be taking
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At Golgotha they thought that they had successfully cancelled Jesus. It only took three days for God to re-platform Him
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simple acts of sharing do challenge the toxic ideologies at work in our world. It’s certainly a good starting-point: Listen, Love, Share, Repeat.
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