Theology. Philosophy. Life.
A few years ago I asked my sister about her views on Christianity. She replied: “I don’t believe in God; I believe in science!” Her sentiment is not uncommon amongst western millennials. I currently live in the city of Cambridge, where skepticism and atheism are revered and religious belief of any kind is often sneered at. […]
It is risen indeed. After three years (almost) of radio silence, I have decided to go back to blogging. Hurrah. On Monday I submitted my final dissertation thesis, along with all of my coursework essays. I’m supposed to be revising for exams right now, but instead I’ve pretty much spent the last two days staring […]
Not a great word, right? Most of us prefer reading christian blogs about how God wants to bless us and make us feel good. He does love us immensely, and he does want to bless us (I am living proof of this!), BUT, sometimes he leads us into seasons of sacrifice. That’s where I am right now, […]
As I often point out, many church leaders think that in order to reach people they must adapt their lives to be “cool” or “relevant.” Contrary to this belief, most of the leaders we read about in the Bible who changed history were significantly different to those around them. One example is John the Baptist. Luke 3:1-3 […]
Do we really understand what it means to belong to God Almighty? In Romans 1:1, Paul introduces himself as “Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God”. He repeats this introduction in Titus 1:1, “Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ“. Simon Peter does the […]
Funny how we think we’re so high and mighty that people owe us something. We act like super humans going around demanding others to reach perfection, as if we’ve reached it ourselves. Jesus has a lot to say about this. Lets have a look at Matthew 18:23-35, “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted […]
Jesus says in Mathew 5:44-46, “But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who […]
The teachings of Jesus Christ are sometimes a lot more blunt than we would like them to be. In modern day Christianity, Jesus is sometimes portrayed as a butterfly who floats around the place saying nice things to make us feel better. We use his teachings for self help purposes and nothing more. We use […]
This is for those who are thinking about becoming a Christian, but would like to know a little more about what is involved. Following Jesus is hard. There is a huge cost involved in following him, but it’s totally worth it in both the short term and the long term. He is the only one who […]
I’ve recently been reading about Gideon in Judges 6-8, and I think we as Christians can learn a lot from his story. It begins with Israel being held captive by the Midianites. God sends a heavenly messenger to instruct Gideon to lead an army of Israelites to defeat their captors and claim back their land. […]
