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October 2024

October 12, 2024

What Is Christian Mysticism?

Mysticism is often misunderstood but is in fact very simple, whatever faith a person follows...

July 2024

July 20, 2024

Is Jesus Truly God?

Among the progressive community, there are many who now believe that Jesus was just an...

May 2024

May 13, 2024

Separation From God is an Illusion

As a child, I was taught that human beings are separated from God because of...

April 2024

April 21, 2024

Less of Me and More of You?

I often look back on popular worship songs and wince, seeing the harm inherent in...

April 09, 2024

Is Deconstruction Necessary For All Believers?

Deconstruction has become a major buzz word in Christian circles, whether progressive or conservative. For...

March 2024

March 23, 2024

Is ‘Sin’ a List of Forbidden Activities?

Sin is such an emotionally laden term, associated with heaviness and accusation – the angry...

February 2024

February 28, 2024

The Book of Job, Part 4 – Job’s Heart is Revealed

In the previous three instalments of this series, we established several key foundations: Job...

February 09, 2024

The Book of Job Part 3 – Job Calls God His Enemy

The common Evangelical interpretation of Job states that Job was a righteous man who refused...

January 2024

January 25, 2024

The Book of Job, Part 2 – Job Doesn’t Know God

The common Evangelical interpretation of Job is that God is responsible for our sufferings,...

January 14, 2024

The Book of Job – A Rod to Beat Ourselves Up With

The purpose of this article is to expose the devastating harm in the common, Evangelical...

January 09, 2024

Penal Substitution – Was Jesus Crucified in Your Place?

In the church of my youth, I was told that Jesus was crucified in my...

December 2023

December 31, 2023

Be Glorified in 2024!

It is strange to think of ‘giving glory’ to God, when all glory is his...

December 26, 2023

Father forgive them, they know not what they do – Part 2

In the first part of this series, we explored Jesus’ perfect unity with the Father...

December 13, 2023

Father Forgive Them – They Know Not What They Do

What do you understand of Jesus’ plea to the Father, during his crucifixion? Was it...

October 2023

October 29, 2023

Thought-police? No thanks!

How do you apply Philippians 4:8? Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever...

September 2023

September 05, 2023

I’ve Changed My Mind About Contemporary Worship

Earlier this year, contemporary worship came under relentless attack from a chorus of critics, labelling...

August 2023

August 18, 2023

The Dangers of Applying A Narrative

Several years ago, I met a chap called Mick at a small group meeting....

August 10, 2023

Male Headship is a Romance Killer

In the church of my youth, the Biblical principle of male headship was widely...

July 2023

July 16, 2023

Inerrancy Enforces the Repression of Women

I recently posted an article on full, unconditional inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community in...

July 12, 2023

Sickness is Not in God’s Toolkit

I recently heard a disabled preacher state that his disability was God’s will. As a...

July 08, 2023

The Idolatrous Doctrine of Inerrancy

Digging into the doctrine of inerrancy has been an eye-opener over the past couple of...

June 2023

June 16, 2023

How did Jesus Interpret Scripture?

At the heart of the dialogue between Progressive Christians and Evangelicals is a question about...

May 2023

May 27, 2023

Forgiveness Builds the Bridges Between Us

At every level of relationship there is the inevitability of disappointment. Everyone gets let down...

May 19, 2023

The Higher Ways of God

Isaiah 55 is a particularly beautiful and oft-quoted passage, but is its message well understood?...

May 14, 2023

Do All Things Work Together for the Good?

Lacklustre spiritual lives are the result of confusing theology – if believers know that God...

April 2023

April 08, 2023

Among the Scoffers?

In the church of my youth, there was a commonly shared assumption that if any...

February 2023

February 28, 2023

Rethinking Being in Christ – Continue to Seek the Lord

Last time, I looked at what the Bible says it means to be in Christ...

January 2023

January 08, 2023

If God Invited You to a Party

I love sacred poetry, and particularly Persian writings from the Middle Ages. There’s one...

January 04, 2023

The Good Shepherd

I’ve been meditating on the words of Jesus in John chapter 10 today, marvelling at...

July 2022

July 23, 2022

In Due Season

God’s blessings flow to us in an organic way. There is seed time (when we...