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 [...] It feels like a natural thing to be reflecting on the spirituality of St John’s gospel;after all,it has been referred to as ‘the spiritual gospel’ since the early church. Mark’s driving narrative presents us with Jesus as a man of action,making clear who he is through what he does. Matthew’s organised presentation [...] Last night we were greeted with the tragic news that the person killed in Jerusalem by a terrorist bomb was not only a British citizen,but a Wycliffe Bible translator. Mary Gardner was there to learn Hebrew in order to improve her skills in translation work. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and [...] 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 [...] General Synod,the Church of England’s ‘Parliament’has voted to look at a revision of the Common Worship Baptism service. There has been debate about the difficulty of the language;can you expect non-church-goers to understand the idea of the ‘kingdom of God’for example? But that is not the issue for me—it is much [...] The Government’s removal of HEFCE funding from Humanities subjects could have a big impact on ordination and theological training in the C of E,since quite a few institutions have relied on this income to make ends meet. I contributed to a consultation on Wednesday about the future of training in the light of this. [...] Where do you get your sense of personal security? What defines who you are? What gives you a secure sense of identity? For most of us,it will involve a range of factors—our occupation (often important for men),relationships (often important for women),our achievements,perhaps our appearance. For much of the time,we can [...] I am a member of the Church of England Evangelical Council,and yesterday we had a meeting at Lambeth Palace. We were there to hear from the Archbishop of Canterbury,and to ask him questions,in the end both about what he had said and about wider concerns for evangelicals in the Church. Rowan’s address,[...] | ||
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