Category: Faith and Life
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Would We Really Vote for Jesus?
“Well, Jesus would be the best candidate, but since he isn’t running…” I’ve seen friends express this sentiment quite often recently, with a wry digital chuckle, as an explanation and justification of their choices at the polls. Thing is, I’m not certain Jesus could even win our votes if he did stand for election. Hell,…
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How Much is ‘Enough’?
That moment. The first time your girlfriend reaches across the restaurant table and helps herself to a chunk of your parma and a few of your chips. Whoa. When did this relationship start moving so fast? Yeah, that parma could comfortably feed a family of six, but it’s your parma. You muster a half-hearted smile. Then,…
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The End of the World (Part 2)
Who wouldn’t want an all-expenses-paid impromptu holiday? Well, ‘The Rapture’ just can’t be supported from scripture.
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The End of the World? (Part 1)
North American Christians wax eloquently about the end of the world. But the New Testament is far more concerned with the beginning of a new one.
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Support for the Man in Charge?
Are people defending the president – or defending themselves for voting for him?
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Genesis of Understanding?
By insisting that ‘facts’ and ‘truth’ are the same thing, we play into secular culture’s hands – and close the door to meaningful dialogue.
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‘Religious’ People?
Our attitudes, words and actions earned us the ‘religious’ label. But maybe we can counter the stereotypes.
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I Pledge Allegiance?
We practise a nationalist idolatry that we ought to repudiate. But that will take great courage!
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The Kingdom: Is This Good News?
Is our ‘good news’ about advancing our own nationalistic ambitions? It was for Jesus’s first hearers too. And look how that turned out.
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Jesus’s Greatest Hits: Volume 2?
If there’s one thing Jesus gets, it’s how to change with the times and meet fan expectations.