I've recently engaged with some local Jehovah's Witnesses. They were in the street with their stand of magazines and articles, and so I took this as my invitation to engage. It was very friendly of course, but I did ask a question that I think cannot be answered by them, namely: "Where are the Witnesses... Continue Reading →
“When the Day of Pentecost arrived…” Pentecost….from the Gk meaning 50th. 50th what? 50th day after Passover. In the OT it is called The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot). A national holiday of rest, offering and celebration of the harvest (Lev. 23). Now that’s interesting. On the day of rest and offering and celebration:... Continue Reading →
"The notion of "prophecy," as this is understood by various generations of readers (1 Thess 5:19) does not accord with a widespread and popular view today. Many today regard this in either of two ways which partly diverge from mainline tradition. Some regard prophecy primarily as predictions of the future; others adopt the classical Pentecostal... Continue Reading →
J. John interviewing the brilliant Tom Wright, asks a question from the audience (the Youtube video can be viewed at the end of the post): [Warning: Long sentence alert]! Question: "How do you understand the specific scriptures concerning God's promises to the Jewish people today and also concerning the actual land of Israel?" Tom... Continue Reading →
What follows is part of a wider response to various questions that theologian Rob Knowles has responded to. Here, after writing a thorough response and critique of C. S. Lewis' The Problem of Pain, to which the opening of the article below refers, Rob proceeds to outline the actual biblical view(s) of what is associated... Continue Reading →
"So after recieving the morsal of bread, [Judas] immediately went out. And it was night." John 13:30 "Then Judas Isacriot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray [Jesus] to them. And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him some money..." Mark 14:10-11... Continue Reading →
Paul claims he was not disobedient to the heavenly vision (Acts 26:19). Not to be disobedient is to be deliberately obedient; intentionally faithful; God-wardly focused. Paul clearly could have been disobedient, and that's the point. Other things could have crowded in, worthwhile things, ministry and Gospel things even, but he had to be obedient to... Continue Reading →
This July day-conference looks very tasty indeed! With thanks to Robin Parry over at Theological Scribbles for flagging this up. The flyer for this one day event can be seen here. It is a day conference on Saturday 19th July 2014 9.30am-4.30pm, hosted by Ian Stackhouse, minister at Millmead Baptist Church, Guildford in Surrey. Ian is the... Continue Reading →
T. S . Eliot once wrote, 'humankind/Cannot bear very much reality.' Not that people hate or despise reality, or that people constantly pursue reality, but that, in the end, too much reality, about ourselves, the world, God, is all just a bit too much. It is especially the Ultimate that is a problem for people: God. Prayer.... Continue Reading →
Tithing: Sacred Obligation or Rude Word? This is a short study on the theological and personal problems I have with the way tithing and the theatre of it is actually conducted within churches. I'm happy to be wrong but I'm convinced the conversations needs to be a tad more urgent. The Triumph of Ignorance The... Continue Reading →
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