It is not enough to say that people should not worry because God is in charge, because – quite frankly – looking at the world, God doesn’t actually seem to be in charge at all.
Category: Christian Life
Life in the Bubble
When we live in a bubble we become focussed on our own needs and experiences and lose sight of the wider world.
It would be easy – very easy – for a Western rationalist to dismiss all of this. I’m a biologist, I know what causes diseases!
How Not To Give Away Your Faith
One of the reasons why I’ll never be a good personal evangelist…
Cruciform Mission
Mission is about proclaiming the reality of the cross in word and deed; but more than that, it is lived out in the shadow of the cross.
Some Things Just Aren’t Clear
There are a number of conclusions that you can draw from these incidents; but the idea that the Holy Spirit always guides in a clear and unambiguous fashion is not one of them!
God is Bigger than That
We love to sing about how big and powerful God is, but when it comes to practical issues we, all too often, limit God’s ability to do things. We make ourselves, our choices and our abilities the centre of the universe. On balance; that’s a mistake!
Connections
Some thoughts on why Barnabas made two trips to Cyprus.
The Sharing Trinity
This may just be the most profound passage in the Bible on the subject of mission.
The Cross is Ridiculous
As Christians on mission, we are faced with a choice. We can either play down the message of the cross and make it less offensive or we can go the uncomfortable route of talking about judgement and forgiveness.