Author: faithrootsdw

What should we do about Halloween?

Graham Nicholls writes for Affinity about the dilemma that many Christians face when approaching Halloween.  I suspect that the dilemma arises because the event itself is messy.  You are encountering not just one festival or “holiday” but several and they have all got muddled up together. First (though not chronologically) there’s the festival from which… Continue reading What should we do about Halloween?

Is the Quran really wrong about crucifixion?

A blog post offers a tantalizing refutation of the Quran and therefore seemingly a surefire knock down argument for engaging with Muslims. You can read the argument here.  In short, it is that the Quran has Joseph and others talking about crucifixion, so for example the baker whose dream is interpreted is crucified instead of… Continue reading Is the Quran really wrong about crucifixion?

Do you have an anchor?

I hope that the immediate answer is that “yes, Jesus is my anchor.”. However,  I’m thinking of something slightly different here. Most good football teams have a player whose position is “anchor midfield” or sometimes “holding midfield.” Their job is to sit in front of the defence, protecting the back four. They anticipate danger,  break… Continue reading Do you have an anchor?

Time to repent

In Jesus day, there wasn’t really any question that sin was a problem, nor that it deserved judgement.. A culture that accepted the reality of sin may seem a long way from our “sinless and shameless” culture today.  However, there were questions about the nature of sin and more pertinently who was a sinner. To… Continue reading Time to repent