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January 2024

January 05, 2024
I don’t usually write about personal times of prayer but want to share an experience...

December 2023

December 31, 2023
It is strange to think of ‘giving glory’ to God, when all glory is his...
December 26, 2023
In the first part of this series, we explored Jesus’ perfect unity with the Father...
December 17, 2023
More than any other aspect of life, the Church’s teaching on marriage is delivered and...
December 13, 2023
What do you understand of Jesus’ plea to the Father, during his crucifixion? Was it...
December 09, 2023
I had the tremendous privilege of growing up without a cell phone. In 1970s and...

November 2023

November 13, 2023
Before the age of social media, accusations of heresy were far less common among believers....
November 06, 2023
The word mysticism is bandied around rather too much, in my opinion. Mysticism is not...

October 2023

October 29, 2023
How do you apply Philippians 4:8?   Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever...
October 17, 2023
    Imagine with me for a moment that Jesus won't return in your lifetime....
October 09, 2023
I don’t usually post two days in a row, but this is just a short...
October 08, 2023
A conspiracy theory is a dangerous thing, convincing ordinary people that a huge number of...
October 06, 2023
As a person who’s had to struggle with acute mental health issues, I’m intimately familiar...

September 2023

September 29, 2023
Passion for one’s own faith is a wonderful thing, but it can also become a...
September 20, 2023
Anyone who’s read many of my articles will be conscious that I sometimes struggle with...
September 14, 2023
The Bible presents men with an encyclopaedia of role models to be inspired by. The...
September 05, 2023
Earlier this year, contemporary worship came under relentless attack from a chorus of critics, labelling...

August 2023

August 26, 2023
Self is an interesting concept from a Christian point of view. On the one hand,...
August 18, 2023
  Several years ago, I met a chap called Mick at a small group meeting....
August 10, 2023
  In the church of my youth, the Biblical principle of male headship was widely...
August 03, 2023
In a recent article, I argued for full inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community in the...

July 2023

July 16, 2023
  I recently posted an article on full, unconditional inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community in...
July 12, 2023
I recently heard a disabled preacher state that his disability was God’s will. As a...
July 08, 2023
Digging into the doctrine of inerrancy has been an eye-opener over the past couple of...

June 2023

June 21, 2023
This article has been written for a specific audience – Christians who want to find...
June 16, 2023
At the heart of the dialogue between Progressive Christians and Evangelicals is a question about...
June 08, 2023
One of the unique beliefs of the Christian faith is that God chooses to serve...

May 2023

May 31, 2023
Everything, Everywhere, All At Once is a wild ride. I couldn’t figure out what I...
May 28, 2023
One of Jesus’ most treasured ambitions was to see true oneness among believers. John 17:21...
May 27, 2023
At every level of relationship there is the inevitability of disappointment. Everyone gets let down...
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