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June 2022

June 28, 2022

Progressive or Evangelical?

Over the past year or so I’ve been writing for Patheos, several people have told...

June 19, 2022

Apologetics for The Status Quo

Theology serves a crucial purpose. It steers us back time and again to the heart...

June 07, 2022

The Lord Tests the Heart

I’ve been dwelling on this verse in Proverbs 17: ‘The crucible for silver and...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

What does the Bible say about abortion?

I generally avoid this topic, especially since the SCOTUS leak about the overturning of Roe...

May 27, 2022

The Problem of Persecution

Christians have a weird relationship with persecution, often speaking and acting as if it only...

May 12, 2022

Is Tithing a Christian Concept?

The Old Testament is very clear on tithing – give the whole 10% and you’ll...

March 2022

March 08, 2022

Rethinking Judgement

The Bible warns us about indulging in judgement, but why would that be? In my...

January 2022

January 25, 2022

Why I’m (Almost) a Universalist

Universalism is often cast aside without consideration in the Evangelical movement, rejected as heretical...

December 2021

December 21, 2021

The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom

This much-quoted Biblical phrase, from Proverbs 9:10, is often stated to imply that the fear...

December 17, 2021

Understanding Progressive Christianity, Part 5 – Navigating Deconstruction

In the final instalment of this series, I want to share the most important truths...

December 10, 2021

Understanding Progressive Christianity, Part 3 – Holding Fast to Jesus

In the first part of this series, I argued that de/reconstruction is a necessary reaction...

December 02, 2021

Understanding Progressive Christianity, Part 1 – The Necessity of Deconstruction

Many of my posts challenge the assumptions of Evangelicalism, but in this series, I’ll be...

November 2021

November 23, 2021

The Prayer God Can’t Answer

In the church of my upbringing, it was commonly understood that if we prayed for...

November 19, 2021

The Problem is Calvinism – Why This Matters

In this, final instalment of the series, I’ll be looking at the fifth point of...

November 15, 2021

The Problem is Calvinism – Part 4

In this instalment, I’ll be looking at the fourth point of Calvinism – Irresistible Grace....

November 11, 2021

The Problem is Calvinism – Part 3

In the first post in this series, I established a baseline argument – that Calvinism...

November 09, 2021

The Problem is Calvinism – Part 2

In part one, I established a baseline argument – that Calvinism is fundamentally harmful in...

November 06, 2021

The Problem is Calvinism – Part 1

At the age of nineteen I was keenly aware that my spirituality lacked vitality. I...

October 2021

October 29, 2021

Let Your Kids Enjoy Halloween

Opinion piece: Among Christian circles, there’s a lot of noise made about Halloween. Supposedly it’s...

October 27, 2021

Hold Me Closer Cosmic Dancer

In my last piece, I touched on this wonderful passage from Zephaniah, which speaks of...

October 24, 2021

The Rewarder

Knowing the nature of God is at the heart of a meaningful walk of faith....

October 17, 2021

Is Prosperity Biblical?

Many of us have watched on, horrified, as sections of the church have given themselves...

October 10, 2021

Rethinking Humility

What do you think of when you hear the word humility? What does it look...

October 06, 2021

Our Most Important Relationship Is Not With God

"Our Most Important Relationship Is Not With God" was stated to me by a wonderful, spiritual...

October 01, 2021

Is Grace Available After Death?

How good is your Good News? It is wonderful, is it not, to join together...

September 2021

September 25, 2021

The Emotional Abundance of God

Those who’ve read my other posts will know I often write about the need for...

September 23, 2021

The Lies That Imprison Us

Ever read that poem, footsteps in this sand? I’ll post it here, just in case:...

September 16, 2021

Rethinking Grace

What does it mean to receive the grace of God? What does grace provide? The...

September 09, 2021

The Most Important Thing

You might have heard it said that worship takes many forms – that cleaning the...

September 04, 2021

Nullifying the Word of God

Jesus was pretty stern in his treatment of the pharisees. In contrast to...