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A fuller gospel

Scot McKnight has just started a series of posts on ‘the Kingdom Gospel.’ In the first of the series we read Many readers of the Bible read the whole Bible through the lens of the gospel they believe and this is what that gospel looks like: God loves you and has a wonderful plan forContinue reading “A fuller gospel”

SA101–a quick review

One of the jobs I have as a Salvation Army officer is training people to be Salvation Army soldiers. It’s an important task, and one that I want to get right. Whilst such training continues for the whole time I am involved with the (prospective) soldier, there is a formal element. People who wish toContinue reading “SA101–a quick review”

Lest I Forget

Today is ANZAC Day. For those outside of Australia and New Zealand ANZAC Day is the commemoration of the landing by Allied troops at Gallipoli, Turkey in 1915. In straight military terms the day (which lasted for about eight months) was an unmitigated disaster. Yet the ordeal faced by the troops at Gallipoli, and theContinue reading “Lest I Forget”

Without Fear And Trembling

James McGrath of Exploring our Matrix has a few ideas that aren’t generally appreciated by some of the more conservative members of the evangelical church. One of the commenters on his blog recently dobbed him in to his pastor. McGrath doesn’t make much of the condescension implied (“If you don’t stop writing such silly things,Continue reading “Without Fear And Trembling”

A whacky thought

I’ve been following Don Heatley’s blog Creatio ex Nihilo lately. Don’s an American pastor who has captured my imagination lately with some very thought provoking sermons. Here’s a thought from his most recent offering: In Matthew 25, Jesus tells the parable of the sheep and the goats. The story sets the scene of a FinalContinue reading “A whacky thought”

How to make a baby

I don’t remember ever having this talk with my parents… How to make a baby (via boingboing)

Babel Probe

I’m pretty well at a loss to figure out how to say this, but last week’s episode of the Drabblecast was absolutely awesome. In summary, a robot goes back in time to witness the building of the Tower of Babel, and, well, you’ll have to listen to the story for the rest. If you’re atContinue reading “Babel Probe”

Free Will

Today’s ASBO Jesus is brilliant on a whole lot of levels. (For what it’s worth, you can check out the Naked Pastor over here.

Reprise: Should Christians send their kids to non-Christian schools?

A few months ago I asked the question: Should Christians send their kids to non-Christian schools? I also asked the same question around Facebook and continued the conversation on the mailing list I mentioned. The discussion was quite eye-opening. Generally speaking, there were three types of responses. First, there were the Christians who are stronglyContinue reading “Reprise: Should Christians send their kids to non-Christian schools?”

Parenting can be tough…

…but it also has its perks! A week or two ago I bought a Star Wars themed game for the Wii. It follows the story of all six movies fairly closely, and Trudy and I would frequently compare it to the canonical story. Our daughters would often look confused. Then we realised. Our kids haveContinue reading “Parenting can be tough…”