Marriage is not about Justice, but Jesus
A few weeks ago my wife and I drove north to attend a friend’s wedding in Derbyshire. It was a great joy to be able join the two returned missionaries from Africa as they prepared to spend the rest of …
Tag: Jesus
Inclusive Jesus or Transforming Jesus
Here’s a though that just struck me. Can anybody give me an example of an encounter of a sinner with Jesus in the New Testament which doesn’t result in the one of the following: The person being challenged to turn …
Questions from Bubbles
Our latest church magazine has a list of questions asked by kids in our “Bubbles” group, aged 2+. They’re quite a brilliant collection of deep spiritual inquiries. Enjoy – every single one of them is absolutely genuine! Does God wear …
The Double Agony
At a staff team day away yesterday, we mused over what Newman meant by this verse in the classic “Praise to the Holiest in the Height” O generous love! that he who smote in Man for man the foe, the …
Gaudete!!!
In the piece below on Protestants and spirituality, Iconoclast brought up the example of chants and similar music evoking in themselves an engagement with God. I thought I’d share with us all the piece all that he had found particularly …
How to make your child a gay activist
Eve Tushnet has my kind of tongue-in-cheek style… 2. Let your kid think your love is conditional. Again, you don’t even have to say this out loud. Many kids just assume, unless they’re told differently, that they’ll only be loved …