I’ve been teaching a lot of creation related stuff in RE lately. For those who don’t know, RE is ‘Religious Education’ at my children’s (public) school. It’s a privilege I have, but one I take very seriously. I don’t want to teach the kids (10-12 years old, for the most part) dogma, but I doContinue reading “Redeeming the Creation Story”
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Mark Sayers: A theology of luxury
Marks Sayers has an interesting post up about what he calls a ‘theology of luxury.’ So what is behind this global desire for Luxury? I was recently listening to a forum on the BBC world service and one of the contributors noted that Luxury today operates as a kind of religion. Luxury items are itemsContinue reading “Mark Sayers: A theology of luxury”
What’s in a name?
A few weeks ago I posted about the problems we have with labels. They can be useful—let’s face it, they do simplify things a lot, and we’d be cactus without them—but they do oversimplify things a little. On that post I published the result of a questionnaire which attempted to rate me according to differentContinue reading “What’s in a name?”
Vision versus the people
We’ve heard a lot in the Army world over the last few years about the importance of vision and having clear plans and goals for the future. I enjoy that style of thinking, and their seem to be a lot of examples in the Bible. Still, it can become stultifying. It’s very easy to sacrificeContinue reading “Vision versus the people”
What do we mean by ‘uniform?’
A few weeks ago I wrote about the place of the uniform within the Salvation Army. I suggested that whilst the uniform is supposed to be a public statement of our intention to take the Gospel to the world, it has become a sign of adherence to Salvation Army culture and an important tool inContinue reading “What do we mean by ‘uniform?’”
The Blue Parakeet–A review
I recently started working on the outline for a series of lectures or classes I’d like to offer next year in my church, covering the content of the Bible over thirteen weeks. My main approach will be to go over the overarching narrative, starting with Creation and the Fall, the Patriarchal period, and so onContinue reading “The Blue Parakeet–A review”
Spirit Cry 