You don’t have to go far on the internet, to find plentiful examples of posts in which Christians are accused of being idiots. Sometimes these attacks come in the form of lengthy arguments; in others, the accusations are short attacks full of swear words and vitriol. Why is it that so many Christians cherish the wisdom they find in the Bible, but that same knowledge seems like complete nonsense to those outside the faith? Why the mismatch?
Jealous God
Imagine you’re an artist, and you’ve spent the last few years completing your masterpiece. You’re delighted with it, it is your best work, and as you gaze at it, you know the countless hours you spent on it were worth it.
Divine Human
God in human form is not unique to Christianity. Other religions celebrate gods who take on mortality. Yet, in these stories, the gods become human to maximise their physicality.
Remembering a woman who changed my life
I run the charity Women Without Roofs, which Eileen Lodge initiated. Nepal Leprosy Fellowship recently celebrated their 25th Anniversary and…
Unchanging Creator
God’s always doing something new; it’s his habit. He made seven hundred and six thousand eyeballs today, each of them unique, and those are just the human ones.
This attribute of God floors me.
Snap, film, chat, write – An author’s life in Nepal
Regular readers of this blog will know I am currently writing a book about Christian women in Nepal. My contract…
Are you alive?
Other Christians seem to be carrying on as usual. In church, people seem to have no problem worshipping God. Yet,…
The Suffering Saviour – F.W. Krummacher
The Suffering Saviour contains a series of sermons about The Passion of Christ, which were Jesus’ last weeks on earth.…
The importance of remembering what God has done
The pain and suffering we see in the world around us, particularly during this Covid crisis, cause us to forget. Sometimes we just get distracted by the busyness of life. Remembering what God has done for us helps us in the present and future.
Lost again in Nepal
I am delighted to be back in Kathmandu to continue interviewing ladies for my forthcoming book ‘Come with me to…
Jesus didn’t die on the cross to help us find bargains in shops. Or did he?
We all have that Christian friend, the one who attributes the most shallow of blessings to God’s provision. “Just look…
If you’re a fan of humans, your prayers are needed
Two weeks ago, the internet site Onlyfans announced that it would no longer host explicit content, but it revoked that…
In praise of the righteous
Proverbs 4:18 paints a beautiful picture. It tells us that the way of the righteous is like the first gleam…
Praying for Nigeria
One current tragically overlooked crisis is the ongoing and frequent kidnap of people in Nigeria.
The publisher said yes!
I am delighted to let you know that I have just signed a publishing contract with Authentic Media for a…
Why does the internet portray women as if it’s the 1950s?
Thinking about Gender, Transitioning and the Christian response There is a lot of talk about gender and birth sex right…
Living Sacrifice
‘The living sacrifice’, that’s Christ. Why is it necessary that Christ is both living and a sacrifice?
‘A living sacrifice’, that’s us. Why do we need to become living sacrifices?
Servant King
There is heaps of theology out there, in books, courses, articles and videos about Christ as the Servant King. Most of the material focuses on chapters 40 to 55 in the book of Isaiah in the Bible. Consequently, when I came to write this post, I wondered what contribution I could make to a topic that has been written about so much already.
It’s enough to be still
To be is better than to do; you taught me that, Lord. Though the lesson was hard, I’m thankful.Fruit comes…
Coping after Covid
What do we do after Covid? Many of us have lost loved ones; others have watched friends and family suffer.…