The most detailed explanation of the Resurrection in the New Testament is presented by St Paul in 1 Corinthians 15. He spends what we have as the first eleven verses establishing the historic fact of the Resurrection. This is unique…
The True Healing in the Cross
In Holy Week we focus especially on the Passion of the Lord, as we look forward to the events of Good Friday and Easter Sunday. I thought it a good time to look at one of the more misunderstood, misconstrued…
Noah: Engaged Mind Required
After a flood of warnings and encouragements from across the spectrum of American Christianity, I decided to see Noah at the cinema. I don’t usually find movies to be value for money at cinema prices (even matinees), especially when it…
RINOs and ChINOs
In a two-party political system, everyone has to fit somewhere. Even in a multi-party system, they have to fit somewhere – it’s just that they have more options. In the United States, we give people two choices of party if…
Loving Your Neighbor: The Full Context
Everyone knows that the second great commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus said it and that’s all there is to it, right? Sometimes we forget that Jesus was quoting from the Old Testament. He was quoting it…
Temple Builders
For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let…
What is Truth?
You have the right to be wrong, but you do not have the right to be right. Truth exists independent of what we think. If there were no people to think this or to think that, truth would still be…
The Bible Isn’t Biblical
This is a revision of something I posted in 2008, back in the days of my pseudonymous blogging. Several people have raised the underlying issue with me recently. A few years ago, I happened upon the world of the post-Christian,…
The Heart of Corporate Worship
The purpose of corporate worship is not to induce personal euphoria. If someone says to me, “I didn’t get anything out of worship this morning,” I need to say, “Good, it wasn’t for you anyway.” When someone says to me,…
Being Light
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in…