Lamentations…

Today marked the first time back at my regular church, All Hallows in Leeds, for several months. It was great to see some familiar faces, and while it certainly felt strange being on a Sunday morning service after so long away, it actually seemed in other ways like I hadn’t really been away at all.
When [...]

Meeting people where they are

Over the last few months or so, and in many different situations, I’ve had the great opportunity to meet with many different people and hold some very interesting discussions, mostly on the subject of faith and spirituality. On many of these occasions, I have faced the personal challenge of formulating dialogue with individuals who come [...]

An Open Letter to my Readers (Whomever you may be)

Ah, yes, so here we are again. I would imagine there may be five or so people who read this blog on any kind of regular basis and with any form of remote enthusiasm, but even so, I realise it has been a while. I profusely apologise.
This is not so much a blog entry per [...]

Prayer – Part II

The impetus for this second in our perhaps ongoing series on prayer comes from a recent discussion I had with some friends on the beliefs of John Shelby Spong, the former Episcopalian Bishop of Newark. As some of you may know, Spong is a somewhat controversial figure for being ultra-liberal to the point of divesting [...]

Prayer – Part I

This was suggested to me almost a year ago by a friend of mine, to make a series of blog posts exploring the subject of prayer. When I think about it, it has to be a series because prayer is one of those intricate, complex, and deeply mysterious subjects that it seems almost insulting to [...]

So what is “Christian Anarchism” anyway?

It occurs to me that, on this blog, I have regularly discussed anarchic themes within the Bible and the Christian faith, and how anarchism and Christianity seem to converge toward common perspectives. However, for some reason I have not thought to give some kind of analysis on what Christian anarchism really is. This post will [...]

Towards an Evangelical Resistance

I use the term “resistance” with some reticence here. It’s difficult for me to explain exactly why, but I would much prefer the term “response.” Resistance implies an ultimate objective which seeks to overthrow the existing status quo, which isn’t what I feel Christians ought to be doing at all. Imagine if Christ fulfilled the [...]

Fasting

Since we are in the season of Ramadan, and in the interests of interfaith dialogue, I felt it might be an idea to discuss the ritual of fasting. It often seems that the practice is known mostly among Muslims, holy mystics, and monks of various traditions. Within Christianity, the season of Lent most probably comes [...]

The Justification of Grace Through Faith

Romans 3:21-24
21But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
22This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference,
23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24and are justified freely by his [...]

Hope

A little confession. First, apologies for not having blogged for a good week. Secondly, the reason is partially due to having had lack of inspiration, but also due to a request made by my friend Gail that I write on the subject of hope. Not because this is at all a bad thing, or that [...]