I Want to be a Tree: A New Year’s Hope
The Wordlive reading for this morning was Psalm 1. It’s a beautiful (and famous) poem. 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, [...]
Mark Driscoll and the love of God
I try not to pull other christians down. Especially online. I don’t think its helpful.I don’t think it’s “christian”. So, this post is not about attacking mark driscoll. There are enough places you can go online if you want to do that. What I do want to attack his understanding of the notion of love. [...]
The Sower
The teacher informs the class that they have a test on Monday. He tells them what they need to study and the sort of questions they will be asked. Some of the class are sitting chatting to one another and don’t even hear the teacher talking. Another bunch hear the teacher and plan to study [...]
How do we define Christianity?
I read this on JR Daniel Kirk’s blog and found it really helpful and inspiring. In a previous post he talked about how problematic using a theological statement (like a creed) is to define what a Christian truly is. It makes faith very static and turns it into a list of rules rather than a [...]
Blessed are the Meek
Here is the video of the talk I gave at the YF led service at South Beach Baptist Church, Saltcoats on Sunday 6th March let me know your thoughts I’ll try and get an audio only version up as well.
The Black Swan and the old self
“You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” SPOILERS BELOW The [...]
Why Should We Always Agree with the Sermon?
On Sunday morning, the pastor spoke about the importance of reading the Bible. Throughout the service, the sermon was punctuated with lots of ‘amens’ and grunts of approvals from the congregation. It got me thinking… The first recorded public sermon of Jesus ended with the congregation trying to throw him off a cliff (Luke 4). [...]
Full Circle
“God’s long funeral is over, and we are back where we started. Two thousand years of history have melted into back story, which nobody reads anymore. We have returned to Year Zero”. The intro to Ferdinand Mount’s new book, ‘full circle’ where he claims the world we find ourselves in, this (post) postmodernity, bears a [...]
Blessed are the Broken Hearted
“Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted” What was Jesus on about when he said this? Has anyone ever felt blessed in the midst of agony and sorrow? If you went up to someone who was grieving and said, “wow, you’re blessed”, you might end up on the wrong side of a [...]
