As we move towards our Easter Services at All Saints, our music group are learning a new song for [email protected]. The first line of the chorus is, “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling over death by death.” At Easter we can marvel at the breathtaking wisdom of our God, that He destroyed our great...
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I want to make Hell on earth…
Ezekiel 34:2 `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? Of course I disguise it as wanting Heaven on earth. I come across as really quite caring sometimes; wanting the best for people. Wanting the struggles...
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The illogical celebration of sacrifice.
John 15:13 Greater love has no-one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. I was engaging in some serious theological reflection this morning on “X Men: Days of Future Past”. And it suddenly struck me that the film makes no sense! This is not simply because I can’t work out why...
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God came to be insulted.
“Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him…” Mark 15:32 “We have avenged the prophet Muhammad.” That’s what the two brothers who carried out the terrorist atrocity in Paris this week shouted, having murdered 10 people at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. They felt the magazine’s cartoonists had insulted Islam. Whatever you believe...
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The dregs of my love…
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her… I give my wife the dregs of my love. And like the bottom of the beer barrel, the dregs taste bitter. At the end of the long day at work I come into the kitchen and collapse with...
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My 3rd Letter to Brian Cox
Background: Inspired by David Robertson’s “The Dawkins Letters”, I’m writing a series of short letters to Brian Cox in light of his new series, The Human Universe. Read 1st letter here, and 2nd letter here. Dear Brian Cox, I do hope you’re still with me. I’m writing several letters to try and keep things brief...
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My 2nd Letter to Brian Cox
My 2nd Letter to Brian Cox Background: Inspired by David Robertson’s “The Dawkins Letters”, I’m writing a series of short letters to Brian Cox in light of his new series, The Human Universe. Read the 1st letter here. Dear Brian Cox, You’ve certainly seen the world, during your series. It’s hard not to be envious...
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My 1st Letter to Brian Cox
My 1st Letter to Brian Cox Background: Inspired by David Robertson’s “The Dawkins Letters”, I’m writing a series of short letters to Brian Cox in light of his new series, The Human Universe. Dear Brian Cox, Congratulations on your TV series, “The Human Universe”. It has been extremely well thought out, and marvellously well produced. ...
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Reflecting on U2’s new album
What causes us trouble? I’ve been listening to U2’s new album, Songs of Innocence. Do you have it? The chances are, you might have it without even realizing. It was given for free to over 500 million people by being placed unordered into our iTunes accounts. I did find it interesting that this caused so...
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The beauty of slavery
Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. How can it be good news to be a slave? What is the blessing of belonging to someone else? The best answer I’ve heard...