There was a story in the media today (17th December 2018) of a Catholic Priest in Detroit upsetting the relatives of a teen boy at his funeral, when, during the funeral sermon, the Priest said that he didn’t think the… Read More ›
Theology
Author Of The Message Dies: I Have Several Problems With The Message Paraphrase Version.
The author of The Message paraphrase version of the Bible, Eugene Peterson, has died today at the age of 85. He was a prolific author and theologian. This has made me think about The Message. I have a problem with… Read More ›
Jesus As An Organ Donor: Offensive Mockery, Promotion For Organ Harvesting or Brilliant Theology?
So there is currently an ad campaign running to encourage people to become organ donors by having two Roman soldiers appeal to a dying Jesus to become an organ donor and then when he agrees, they put a smart phone… Read More ›
IVF Baby Olivia, Responds To Comments On Her Blog From 12 Months Ago
One year and one week ago this week (January 10th 2018), I was contacted by a young lady who was an IVF Baby (now 35). This was in response to a blog post I had written titled Wrestling with the… Read More ›
A Meditation On The Story of Jonah–From A Recent Sermon I Preached.
400 kilometers west of Baghdad lies Mosul, but you’ve probably heard it by another name: Nineveh. The town, once home to the foremost research universities in the Middle East, today lies in ruins by it’s most recent caretakers, ISIL, who… Read More ›
There Is A Smorgasbord Of Religions In The World: What’s A Key Distinctive Of Christianity?
It’s Easter Saturday. I am contemplating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Here is one of my thoughts. There is a smorgasbord of religions around the world on offer to humanity. Atheists say none of them are real…. Read More ›
Top 29 Pieces of Spiritual Advice I Would Give My Daughters.
I have two daughters:- Lakeisha 18 and Laura 13. Both of them love Jesus and serve the local church in various capacities…..As they both come into adulthood, here are some pieces of spiritual advice I would give to both of… Read More ›
