Last Sunday, a Christian apologist to Muslims was viciously and repeatedly stabbed at Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park, London, the Throne Room of free speech in the world. Hatun is a fearless apologist bringing the love of Jesus and the truth of the Gospel to Muslims. Below is an interviw she has given recounting the... Continue Reading →
That’s Not Right!
Sermon: September 6, 2020 watch here. “That’s Not Right” Luke 13:1-5 (and 12:54-56; 13:6-9) My first two years of Secondary School were at a Boys Boarding School. It was also in the days when kids had milk at school. We had those 1/3 pint bottles. But sometimes the bottles arrived early and so were left... Continue Reading →
The Depleted Self – how narcissism is linked to bureaucracy
I am currently continuing my reading on the writings of former Professor of Pastoral Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary Donald Capps. I hope to write a more detailed review of the book 'The Depleted Self - sin in a narcissistic age', but want to write something here that struck me about his one of his comments on... Continue Reading →
Where He is, there I shall also be!
Thoughts of unworthiness can come and go. Sometimes they stay and hover in our mind as though they are the things that matter most, that they are the truth to us being us, or me being me. We lie to ourselves, thinking that this must be what God really thinks about us! Well, I for... Continue Reading →
Getting Stupid: Confessions of a (former) atheist Philosopher of Religion
“I have already noted in passing that everything goes wrong without God. This is true even of the good things he has given us such as our minds. One of the good things I’ve been given is a stronger than average mind. I don’t make the observation to boast. Human beings are given diverse gifts... Continue Reading →
The Church is a Mystery
Whilst I was digging around in some church history today, I came across this nugget of Eusebian observation: "As the third century drew to a close, the tensions within the church were becoming more explosive. Eusebius looking back on the situation as he had seen it as a young man could write, 'But when as... Continue Reading →
The Movements of Sin
"The people encountered in pastoral ministry today are sinners. But they don't look like it, and many of them don't even act like it. They rather look and act and feel like the youth they admire so much, struggling for "identity" and searching for "integrity." A quick theological eye that is able to pick up... Continue Reading →
Take Me To Church
My youngest son (17) brought me a CD for my birthday recently (a minor miracle in its own right), and was very interested to know my thoughts on the song 'Take Me To Church' by Andrew Hozier (aka Hozier). I was very impressed with the CD overall, the thoughful lyrics and quality of music (I... Continue Reading →
Deserving Death and Hell
Thoughts of unworthiness can come and go. Sometimes they stay and hover in our mind as though they are the things that matter most, that they are the truth to us being us, or me being me. We lie to ourselves, thinking that this must be what God really thinks about us! Well, I for... Continue Reading →
Gralefrit Theology 