500 posts, and yes, I'll admit, they are a mixture of the good, the bad and the (very) ugly! But for this milestone I thought I'd post something short and sweet. It is a comment made after preaching by the greatest Protestant theologian, Karl Barth. I like this because it mocks reductionist simpleton Christianity with... Continue Reading →
Moltmann and the Annihilation of Hell
Jurgen Moltmann in his foreward of Nicholas Ansell's The Annihilation of Hell - Universal Salvation and the Redemption of Time in the Eschatology of Jurgen Moltmann: "A foreward is not an afterward and also not a critical review. A foreward should open the door and point out the worth of a book so that it... Continue Reading →
God is for us
"If we fix our eyes upon the place where the course of the world reaches its lowest point, where its vanity is unmistakable, where its groanings are most bitter and the divine incognito most impenetrable, we shall encounter there - Jesus Christ. . . The transformation of all things occurs where the riddle of human... Continue Reading →
The Crookedness of Sin
The problem with sin is that sinners like me can't really grasp the gravity of the situation because I/we are sinners. How can someone crooked tell someone else to be less crooked? I'm not talking about sin as what we do (don't murder, don't lie, don't do this that or the other), I'm talking about sin are... Continue Reading →