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On social media and the purchasing of worth – Faith Meets World
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Reflections on faith in a messed-up but beautiful world. On social media and the purchasing of worth. July 8, 2015. I have clearly been somewhat quiet lately on the blogging front, for which I apologise. All I can say is, sometimes inspiration can’t be forced; you just have to wait for it and be ready when it comes. Anyway I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Facebook and other social media. First, in his book. Second, for the past ten years or so, one of my favourite writers on things spiritual and one...
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The judgement of the cross – Faith Meets World
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Reflections on faith in a messed-up but beautiful world. The judgement of the cross. July 14, 2015. 8220;Now is the judgement of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.” (John 12:31). Christians are generally accustomed to speaking of the cross as the place and time where God enacted judgement on the world. But what does this actually mean, and what are its implications? Usually, the cross as the. And the cross as the. 8221; pronounced upon the human race by God, accompanied by an una...
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Looking for God – Faith Meets World
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Reflections on faith in a messed-up but beautiful world. June 1, 2015. I looked for God for a long time. My search took me to all kinds of places. I looked for God in achievement and success; I found some short-term satisfaction in accolades and public approval but I eventually found that these things could not make up for the lack inside my soul. I looked for God in church and ministry: this seemed promising, because everyone. I looked for God in nature. And while my heart sang at the majesty of the...
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Book review: Questions Are The Answer by David Hayward – Faith Meets World
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Reflections on faith in a messed-up but beautiful world. Book review: Questions Are The Answer by David Hayward. August 6, 2015. Today I’m delighted to be reviewing the brand new offering by David Hayward,. Questions Are The Answer: Nakedpastor and the Search for Understanding. Apologies for the lack of recent posts: I’ve been on holiday. (North Americans, that means vacation.)]. Questions Are The Answer. Is not his first book, it is surely his most personal and widely accessible writing to date. The fir...
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Some thoughts on church growth – Faith Meets World
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Reflections on faith in a messed-up but beautiful world. Some thoughts on church growth. June 12, 2015. Saddleback Church in California, pastored by Rick Warren of. Fame, recently announced a three-year, $71 million fundraising campaign to finance what leaders are calling its “largest and most ambitious plan ever to expand the mega-church’s ministry”. Yes, that’s right, your eyes didn’t deceive you: I said. The reason I’m putting “success” and “successful” in quotes is that ...First, the gospel is not ab...
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Repost: on love and non-violence – Faith Meets World
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Reflections on faith in a messed-up but beautiful world. Repost: on love and non-violence. June 18, 2015. This is a very slightly edited version of a post that originally appeared in May 2014. In his first epistle, the Apostle John tells us that God is love. To me, this means that if you boil it all down, if you strip away all the metaphysical and philosophical baggage and offload all the man-made religion, you are left with the essence of what God is: love. But what is love? Love is Christ upon the cross.
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On fearing God – Faith Meets World
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Reflections on faith in a messed-up but beautiful world. June 9, 2015. Today I’d like to talk a little bit about God and fear. Specifically, about how the two are often deeply intertwined in our thinking. So, fear is typically quite ingrained in our psyche as a response to God, and many assume that the Bible validates its appropriateness. The writer of the first epistle of John, shortly after telling us that God is love, has this to say:. 8220;There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; fo...
