Why does it have to be Jesus? “There are so many other teachers of truth surely? Isn’t it pathetic to hark back two thousand years ago when everything else has developed far beyond the primitive world view of the first century Jews and Romans and Greeks? There are many ways Continue Reading
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What the atheist should consider before it is too late
As the atheists are becoming more and more vociferous, more and more dominant and more and more in command of the public mindset, and also seem to be “king of the hill” in most media, it seems necessary to ponder what they are ignorant of and what the consequences could Continue Reading
Megachurch or minitempel. “Doing church or being Church”
“When you come together, each one of you has something to share.” Have you heard of the 80/20 window? It is a way of describing a great number of things where people interact. Out of a hundred about 1/5th do all the work and the other 4/5th rely on it Continue Reading
Authority and women in the church
It is not very often that there is any feedback on the things I write. But my text about the silence of women in the church raised feedback with some questions that I do well to address. A medical student somewhere in the cyber world has read and commented and Continue Reading
To God be the Glory….
Another case of Ichabod? How can the matter of praising God become a hot and debatable issue among believers? There is a lot of furore and the various positions taken up by brothers and sisters on the issue threatens to be as divisive as any other matter over which the Continue Reading
No, I don’t believe in the Devil either!
“All that crap about the God and the Devil is so just so much gibberish and another fairytale, I’ll have none of it, I am a modern person.” Right! Or very very wrong! Might even be a very significant sign that the largest marketing enterprise in the universe has paid off good Continue Reading
At the cross, at the cross
Crosses, one, two and three. You see them as decorative bling bling in the ears and navels of people, or as tatoos on various body parts; as signs of office on priests chests and bellies. You see them on mountain tops in the Alps, on church-spires and as worship inducing Continue Reading
May I introduce you to Ichabod?
Within a few days of her expected firstborn child’s arrival, the wife of Pinchas Elison is sitting waiting for news from a battlefield where her husband and his brother is fighting for his nation. The battle is between Israel and the Philistines, once again. The things are going badly for Continue Reading
How evil is Harry Potter?
As on every other issue there is a deep division between those who think that the world of Harry Potter is of the Evil one and those who love, cherish, live and honour it. I confess to have never read one chapter of any of the books, I have not Continue Reading
When should woman be silent?
The modern day massacre of the scriptures is never more vociferous than when it comes to the Apostle Paul and his views on women in the church. Pauline ideas are not only severely questioned, the whole of his ministry is frequently rejected or at least ignored. People who on the Continue Reading