The Cross
The cross was not the defeat of Christ at the hands of the powers: it was the defeat of the powers at the hands – yes, the bleeding hands – of Christ.[1] The whole biblical drama, . . . the whole tradition of the embrace of pain – from the initiation of covenant to the…
Continue readingSkepticism
We are hindered in our progress toward becoming spiritually competent people by how easily we can explain away the movements of God toward us. … We live in a culture that has cultivated the idea that the skeptical person is always smarter than one who believes. … Partly as a result of this social force…
Continue readingVineyards
Isaiah 5:1-6 (New Living Translation)A Song about the Lord’s Vineyard Now I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a rich and fertile hill. He plowed the land, cleared its stones, and planted it with the best vines. In the middle he built a…
Continue readingThe Next Instalment
My conversation with my young friend has continued. So, to carry on from where we left off, my analysis of what I see around me has left me with a rather limited number of possibilities. 1. There is no creator God and the universe is eternally expanding and collapsing.2. The universe had a cause, a…
Continue readingListen in to the Conversation
As I mentioned before, I am carrying on a conversation with a young friend who is wrestling with his world view. I admire anyone who is willing to question what he/she has thought and ask others questions about their own belief system. I too must take stock of my world-view and “take captive every thought”…
Continue reading