One of my mum’s favourite carols was the lesser known “Child in the manger”. It’s set to the same tune as “Morning has broken”. Child in the manger, infant of Mary,outcast and stranger, Lord of all!Child who inherits all our transgressions,all our demerits on him fall. Once the most holy child of salvationgentle and lowly… Continue reading Infant of Mary … Offspring of Eve
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Jesus did not risk everything
There are two moments when our theology tends to go askew, one is at funerals when seeking to comfort the bereaved. The other is at Christmas. Thanks s year, I’ve seen the sound bite going around that “Jesus risked everything.”. This perhaps links to the song “Reckless Love”. It’s problematic because it begins to make… Continue reading Jesus did not risk everything
Worthy – Christmas and the tale of two sons
A downloadable pdf -e-book version of this is available here Where the lost things go Jesus tells three parables about lost things in Luke 15. First, he describes a sheep lost out in the darkness, away from the rest of the flock. The shepherd leaves 99 behind to go and find the one that is… Continue reading Worthy – Christmas and the tale of two sons
Someone is Worthy
As the prodigal son set off on his journey home, he kept rehearsing the little speech he had prepared. “Dad, I’ve done you wrong and I’ve sinned against God too. I’m not worthy to be your son anymore, please take me back as one of your hired workers.” Someone was looking out for him. His… Continue reading Someone is Worthy
Blue Christmas … What I need for Christmas
Some people have started a tradition of using the shortest day and longest night to specifically mark the occasion for those who for various reasons will find Christmas especially hard. I wrote this article two years ago in the face of raw grief. I am reposting it today hoping it will be of help to… Continue reading Blue Christmas … What I need for Christmas
Rare words: Absence of evidence and evidence of absence
In recent weeks I’ve been enjoying a conversation with author Andrew Bartlett on complementarianism and egalitarianism. I picked up the other day that he has also put some work into another conversation on the subject, this time with YouTuber Mike Winger. Just on 1 Timothy 2, Mike Winger apparently spent a year researching the subject… Continue reading Rare words: Absence of evidence and evidence of absence
Update on responding to Evangelical Times concerning New Frontiers and Reformed Charismatics
Readers will know that I wrote to Evangelical Times asking them for the opportunity to respond on behalf of reformed charismatics to an article they published in November called “Why I escaped the so called calvinistic charismatics”. I thought it would be helpful to share my correspondence with them here to give an update. I… Continue reading Update on responding to Evangelical Times concerning New Frontiers and Reformed Charismatics
Perpetual Virginity: We don’t have to pretend that something isn’t ridiculous when it clearly is
The idea that Mary was a perpetual virgin isn’t something I’ve paid much attention to as I’ve not really felt the need before. I have written once on the subject here. I reshared the article recently because the topic had come up on my Facebook timeline but I noticed that I’d assumed when I first… Continue reading Perpetual Virginity: We don’t have to pretend that something isn’t ridiculous when it clearly is
Transfigurations and tabernacles
This might be a speculative punt but something struck me as I was reading through Nehemiah 8. That’s the passage where Ezra begins to teach God’s people the Law, The people celebrate the feast of Tabernacles at that point and so they build booths to stay in whilst hearing the Torah taught. Well, when a… Continue reading Transfigurations and tabernacles
Don’t serve thin gruel. Offer them a “better than” Christmas
A friend posted on facebook a comment to the effect that Christmas decorations are not meant to be understated, they are meant to be over the top, exuberant as though someone has “vomited up joy.” Well, I’m not sure if he went a little bit too far with that image but I think you get… Continue reading Don’t serve thin gruel. Offer them a “better than” Christmas
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