Category: Bible Study

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

The “Jesus and non-violent resistance” meme

A meme is something that spreads qucickly through a culture, an idea or concept, often an image, especially via social media.  It may or may not be true but it’s impact is based on that ability to spread and its stickiness rather than on the evidence behind it. I wonder if we have such an… Continue reading The “Jesus and non-violent resistance” meme

Sent to the city Where are you in the story?

What do you think of the church?  How do you think we are doing when you think of Christians, whether that’s the church all around the world.  What about the local church, our own church here.  How do you think you are doing as a Christian? I’ve tended to hear Nehemiah preached as being about… Continue reading Sent to the city Where are you in the story?