Category: Jesus

Understanding the death of Jesus

Regrettably there are fierce arguments about the exact purpose of Jesus dying. Perhaps this Easter we can have some humility about what is most meaningful to us and about others who find something else more meaningful?

Deconstructing Christmas

If you’re reviewing or deconstructing your faith, what should you think about the Bible’s stories of Jesus’ birth?

Three things the modern church can learn from Jesus (2)

Two more ways the modern church ignores how and what Jesus taught, but we could easily change.

Three things the modern church can learn from Jesus (1)

Jesus is not just our saviour but also our teacher and leader. Here are ways we can better follow him in our churches.

Experiencing doubt and believing in Jesus

If we find ourselves having doubts about Jesus and needing to reconstruct our faith, how can we find a good basis?

Jesus’ death and the “least of these”

Who did Jesus die for? Do the poor, the outcast and the forgotten get any special treatment? Jesus seems to hint at this.

God became a baby – who can understand it?

Christmas is about a baby and his mother. But there’s a lot more to think about than that, when we look for explanations.

Getting to know Nazareth

Archaeology continues to reveal new insights into Jesus’ boyhood town and the culture of its inhabitants.

Following Jesus 1.01

Some people have their bucket list – the things they want to do before they kick the bucket. And occasionally you hear people ask “What would you do if you knew you had one day to live?” The answer is often something wild – eat junk food, drink expensive wine, go crazy, self-indulge. This evening […]

Can I say anything new about the resurrection of Jesus?

I have been re-reading NT Wright’s chapter on the “The Surprise of Resurrection” in Jesus: the final days, where he corrects some doubtful christian ideas about the resurrection, and offers reasons why we should regard the gospel accounts as basically historical.