Definition: A dislocated Christian is in the world but not of the world, we may feel lost sometimes.
It turns out that the idea of God being a Merciful Judge is extremely difficult to wrap my head around, both theologically and in practice. As a result it has taken me ages to think about and write this article. Preparing it has also revealed some truths about myself that I don’t really like; I’ve discovered that I’m not all that merciful and prefer others to get their comeuppance.
The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita is acclaimed, by those in the know, as the greatest book of…
Jesus is described as both a Lion and Lamb, which seems fairly contradictory, but since we are called to be like Him, which should we emulate? This article is part of a series looking at the Oxymoronic names of God and how understanding them helps us to live as Christians in a fallen world.
We live in a world that tells us we should fight for our rights and that our freedoms need protecting. It’s easy to believe that life is one big competition and that there are many people who want to take advantage of us. Yet, that’s not how God describes our role in the world; in fact, his view is the opposite of this. He calls us to humility and when things get tough, we are to love our enemies.
If you are anything like me, you will be watching with horror as the number of coronavirus cases in the…
The tagline for this website uses the phrase ‘in the world but not of the world’, a tension that many Christians are familiar with. There are also paradoxes and enigmas that exist within God and are captured in the oxymorons that describe Him. My hope is that by understanding more about God we can find encouragement for our double lives and the tensions we experience.
My experiences are just a small window into American culture and all I can offer are a few anecdotes to help answer this question.
As Christians, we should always oppose bullying and abuse.
One book that has helped me understand racism in America is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It is a novel…
The song Above All by Michael W. Smith (2000) describes Jesus, at his death, as ‘like a rose trampled on…
Which would you like first? The good news or the bad? Well, the good news is that there are teachings,…
To all the readers of this blog. I pray for you and as I thought about you today I sensed…
In the wake of recent killings in El Paso and Gilroy, white supremacy is now the number one cause of…
Right now, it seems argument is everywhere. There appears to be no end of political vitriol and it’s spilling across…
Yesterday at a church meeting, the pastor invited two members of the church to the stage to share a lengthy…
I am a Christian, and I long to see a reduction in the number of abortions. However, banning abortion, even…
In 1790 the phrase ‘liberte, egalite, fraternite’ (liberty, equality, fraternity) began to be spoken and used among French people. It…
Received on Tuesday: Anna, I saw this on facebook and thought of our previous conversation. **** Yesterday at 1:13 AM…
I know we’ve met before, but now I just see glimpses of you. Peeking in at the window, hiding in…
Have you ever seen the world pictured from space? It’s beautiful but unrecognisable. Countries are the wrong way up, coastlines…
