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Does your faith have a crumple zone?

July 25, 2019July 22, 2019 by Ian Paul

There was a time when cars were build with rigid chassis which ran from one end to the other, with the bumper fitted on either end. The logic of this was that, if the car crashed into anything, surely it would make sense to build the car as strong as possible, so that it would … Continue Reading

Why are Jesus’ temptations in a different order in Luke?

March 11, 2019March 8, 2019 by Ian Paul

On this first Sunday of Lent, we are reflecting in the lectionary on the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness being tested by Satan, which offers us the pattern for the Lenten period—though it is worth noting at the outset both that the figure 40 in Scripture is often taken as an approximate … Continue Reading