Thoughts on Everyday Theology
Articles exploring the implications of faith
How Can Jesus Have All Power?
A Reflection on Ephesians 1:17-23.
What does it mean to “Wait for the Lord”?
Has a well-meaning friend ever advised you to, “Wait for God: His timing is perfect!”? But when you really think about their counsel, you’re not entirely sure what they mean? Like me, do you read the Psalmist declare, “I wait for the LORD, my soul waits” (Ps 130:5)...
What is Worship?
I grew up in a church which was home to two competing attitudes to Christian worship. One of them was expressed when people emerged from a service grumbling that they “didn’t get anything out of” the worship that morning. The other was manifest in a common response to...
Does Theology Bring you Closer to God?
Through encounters with both anti-intellectualism and ivory-tower elitism, I have come to some opinions about the rightful place of theology in Christian life.
What is Belief?
Belief is not about what you intellectually consider correct: it is an orientation of your entire life towards a target.
The New Year and the Christian view of Time
Three ways the Gospel transforms our understanding of time and sets us free from bondage, regret and anxiety.
What’s the Point of Apologetics?
Apologetics has been done badly in the past. That should not prevent us from seeing it as an essential part of evangelism.
Why I am a Charismatic
In this post, I give some reasons that I am a Charismatic, but I also offer some criticisms of the Charismatic movement and suggest ways it can learn from the wider Christian community.
Why Doctor Who is like Jesus
A few ways the BBC alien with a screwdriver is an image and allegory of our Lord and Saviour.
What is Hermeneutics and Why does it Matter?
Hermeneutics matters because it helps us understand the assumptions we make when interpreting the Bible.