This article was printed in the Winter edition of New Wine magazine,and is reproduced here by permission. We are confronted almost daily with the reality of evil people at large in our world. Robert Mugabe is the latest in the long line of villainous leaders to dominate headlines. President of Zimbabwe since 1980,he [...] There continues to be very active debate about whether the historic term ‘marriage’should be redefined to include covenanted relationships between two people of the same sex,and not just ‘a lifelong commitment between one man and one woman’. The latest comment on this has come from the newly appointed Dean of St Paul’s,David [...] Like many,I had to preach on Mark 13 yesterday,though unlike most it was a dialogue sermon where I was asked (prepared) questions,and we then opened it up to the ‘floor’for further questions. So I had to make my mind up about this passage! There are three main ways this has been [...] The story of the rich man and Lazarus appears on first reading to depict a detailed ‘map’ of ‘heaven’ and ‘hell’,but is this the right way to read it? First,it is worth noting that the words ‘heaven’ and ‘hell’ themselves do not occur in the parable. The NT talks about post-mortem life in [...] To all prospective students:We are very much looking forward to your joining us at St John’s in September. Our experience is that people coming to St John’s vary enormously in the amount of time and energy they have prior to starting here to do some reading and thinking. So if you only manage the [...] Jesus’‘parable’of the sheep and the goats in Matt 25.31–46 is very well known and widely misinterpreted. It forms one part of the extended teaching about ‘the end’distinctive to Matthew (compared with Mark and Luke). It is most commonly interpreted as an injunction to help the poor;most Christians (in the West at [...] I have posted this comment in response to some reflections on John Richardson’s blog. I am hoping we might have a further exchange of views based on a more detailed critique from John. You can find extracts from the booklet at these posts: Gen 1,2 and 3,Luke 24,John 20, Acts 18, Romans 16, 1 Cor 11, 1 [...] My Grove booklet Women and Authority:the key biblical texts is now available (after a small printing hiccup!) from the Grove website. My final conclusion was a reflection on the process of engaging with these texts: “On a personal note,engaging again with these texts has been a challenging and transforming experience for me. I [...] I am working with Celia Kellett at BBC Radio Nottingham on an idea to present most of the books of the Bible,one a week,during 2011 as part of the celebrations of the King James Bible.The plan is to read some verses from the book,to give a one-and-a-half minute summary,to hear a human interest story [...] Tom Wright has written a fascinating reflection on the killing of Osama Bin Laden,and he has given permission for me to post: Consider the following scenario. A group of IRA terrorists carry out a bombing raid in London. People are killed and wounded. The group escapes,first to Ireland,then to the United States,[...] | ||
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