Book review: coming to terms with the Old Testament
October 1st, 2020
A review of “Has Archaeology Buried the Bible?” by William Dever, and an assessment of how this informs a christian understanding of the Old Testament.
Worrying you can’t believe in the Old Testament any more
September 16th, 2020
A conversation about how it feels to question the Old Testament while continuing to believe in Jesus.
Christian nationalism: will the true christians please stand up!
September 1st, 2020
Is a new religion of christian nationalism being formed in the US, and in Australia? Or is it an old heresy re-vitalised?
Don’t miss the moment
August 14th, 2020
Someone I know had an interesting picture come into their mind recently. They were lying in bed, about to drift off, when they “saw” a group of people standing near the edge of a cliff, a little like the one in the picture above. The people were looking this way and that over unexplored territory. […]
Was Jesus a socialist?
July 29th, 2020
Some christians are accusing others of being socialists, as if that’s bad. But is it? Are Jesus’ teachings socialist?
Is it time to ditch the sermon?
July 18th, 2020
Protestant church services have included long sermons since before we were all born. But the coronavirus pandemic may be changing all that.
When Jesus becomes a slogan
July 5th, 2020
Jesus told a little parable against the Jewish religious leaders that I don’t recall ever hearing anyone preach on. It’s in Matthew and Luke, and it tells of two sons.
Two kinds of christians? (An outsider's view)
June 28th, 2020
A “heathen” notices that Right Wing Christians and Left Wing Christians have very different priorities.
Getting to know Nazareth
June 20th, 2020
Archaeology continues to reveal new insights into Jesus’ boyhood town and the culture of its inhabitants.
A new beginning
June 14th, 2020
A list of all blog posts, in reverse chronological order, is on the Blog archive page.