Thoughts on Everyday Theology
Articles exploring the implications of faith
The Worthiness of God
A poetic reflection on why God is ‘worthy’,
Should you ever deny your faith? Reflections on the movie ‘Silence’
This post explores the core question at the heart of ‘Silence’: are there any circumstances when Jesus would want you to deny your faith in him?
The Church Universal
This Christmas eve, I went to Brecon Cathedral for Christmas carols with my wife and her family. This is my second year joining the family in this sacred tradition. As usual, we first went to the Castle Hotel and had roast dinner (yum) with coffee and tea for the...
Fasting in an Age of Indulgence
“And when you fast…” - Matt 6:16 If a 1st century Christian could enter a time-machine and jump into the 21st century, what would they think about Western Christians today? What one thing would strike them the most? I suspect that they would be shocked at how little...
The Virtue of Being Single
"The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord; but the married man is anxious about the affairs of the world, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided." (1 Cor 7:32-34) “There are eunuchs who have been so from birth,...
Worship in Spirit and Truth
‘God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.’ (John 4:24) The question of how we ought to worship has given rise to bitter conflict in the body of Christ. So well-known is the controversy that it has its own name: ‘worship wars’. Moderns...
The Nicene Creed: “One Church”
**This post is part of a series reflecting on the Nicene Creed** << Previous post View series Next post >> “And we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.” “Pope Says Having A Personal Relationship With Jesus Is Dangerous” ran the...
The Nicene Creed: “…for us and for our salvation…”
**This post was originally part of a series reflecting on the Nicene Creed** “Who, for us men for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man” But did God become human only for our salvation?...
Pacifism and Politics: The Tank and the Letter
Dieser Artikel auf Deutch One has to be careful not to project onto the past what is known to have occurred later, as if, in those days, people had before them two alternatives, with full knowledge of their consequences. We have to admit that certain choices were made...
The Significance of the Virgin Birth
A high school student recently asked this question: What’s the point of the virgin birth? It doesn’t really add anything to the story. Everything could have happened as it did. There just doesn’t seem to be a point. And wasn’t the point that Jesus came to earth as a...