Theology
Hell: some notes from last Sunday’s sermon
First, a little note: the Gospel lectionary reading for Sunday September 29, 2013, was about the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus. I spoke mostly without notes. That’s because the topic is so huge, and I only had 25 minutes max. But I always, as a preacher, have notes handy. I don’t trust my […]
PERFECTIONISM AND MINISTRY
Alan E. Craddock, Driven to Despair: Perfectionism and Ministry, Mosaic Press, 2013. Perfectionism isn ¢â‚¬â„¢t funny. When I put the words perfection humor into Google I had a hard time finding anything humorous. Instead: ¢â‚¬Å“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order ¢â‚¬ (Anne Wilson Schaef). ¢â‚¬Å“The grandest seduction of all is the myth that DOING EVERYTHING BETTER gets […]
MY VOTING RATIONALE (7th September 2013)
Today Australians are voting for House of Representatives and (half) Senate. Here’s my take on it: A. I’ll vote primarily for the party/parties which major on helping the ‘deserving disadvantaged’ – both at home and overseas. B. My Senate vote will put a number above the line for the party I believe will do A. […]
The 20 big questions in science
The 20 big questions in science From the nature of the universe (that’s if there is only one) to the purpose of dreams, there are lots of things we still don’t know ¢â‚¬“ but we might do soon. A new book seeks some answers Hayley Birch, Colin Stuart and Mun Keat Looi The Observer, Sunday 1 […]
Jesus’ view of poverty
(A clipping from my files… from an old Expository Times. Author unknown). It is clear that what Jesus welcomed in the poor was not their poverty but their humility; and what he condemned in the rich was not their riches, but their pride. There was a poor man who cursed him as he died beside […]
Review: Alexander Shaia, The Hidden Power of the Gospels
Alexander Shaia (with Michelle Gaugy), The Hidden Power of the Gospels: Four Questions, Four Paths, One Journey, Harper One, 2010. Now here ¢â‚¬â„¢s an interesting ¢â‚¬Ëœtake ¢â‚¬â„¢ on the Gospels. Shaia ¢â‚¬â„¢s approach doesn ¢â‚¬â„¢t win the approval of some (most?) New Testament scholars. But the names of the people whose endorsements appear on the back cover (Brian McLaren, […]
Power and Religion
You’re too powerful by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com “When religion is too closely linked with power, the problem is not just that religion underwrites oppression, but that the gospel itself is lost. If Christ is just a baby or a dead body, I can keep on living and not allow Christ’s lordship to shed […]
Psalm 146: God vs ‘Princes’
Psalm 146: God vs ¢â‚¬ËœPrinces ¢â‚¬â„¢ Point of contact: On the way to church this morning a minibus drove past with a Bible text neatly printed on the back: ¢â‚¬ËœAll have sinned, and come short of the glory of God ¢â‚¬â„¢ Romans 3:23). And on the side door: ¢â‚¬Ëœ ¢â‚¬ ¦ ¢â‚¬ ¦..Gospel Chapel ¢â‚¬â„¢. I grew up in a ¢â‚¬ËœBrethren Assembly ¢â‚¬â„¢ where […]
TORN: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-Vs.-Christians Debate, Justin Lee (2012)
CHURCHES VS GAYS: WHERE DO WE GO WITH THIS IMPASSE? Review/Summary: TORN: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-Vs.-Christians Debate, Justin Lee (2012). Note 1. Disclosure: I (still) call myself an Evangelical. Archbishop David Penman launched my book on Evangelicals in 1986. Before that, in the 1970s I was Victorian media spokesperson for the Festival of […]
“Social Justice”— a term the Religious Right despises… Really?
Sightings Spotlight on the Religious Left by Martin E. Marty Monday | May 13 2013 Almost always Sightings takes off from the sighting of a particular recent news event. This week, for fun and games, we ¢â‚¬â„¢ll make an exception and address a generic theme: the religious left. Several weeks ago we commented on Jim Wallis, […]
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