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The Pope is TIME magazine’s Person of the Year: a great choice
I really do like the current Pope. He seems to be a wonderful representative of Christ on earth – as we all should be. And he certainly has done much to raise the profile of the church. Catholic or...
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Above the Law? Mark Driscoll and plagiarism
Updated on 1 July 2014 It’s no secret that I am not a fan of Mark Driscoll. I think his version of Christianity is one of the most dangerous around at the moment. His view of women in Scripture is...
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The madness of evangelical responses to homosexuality
UPDATE on 29 March 2014: After just three days, and intense funding pressure, World Vision have decided to reverse their decision and will exclude openly gay people from their organisation. This is...
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Parenting in a world gone mad
I wrote this article a number of years ago for a Parenting Magazine. The concepts that had been birthed in me eventually turned into a book that I co-wrote with Nikki Bush, “Future-Proof Your Child”...
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Ask Brian McLaren – a great interview by Rachel Held Evans
Two of my favourite authors and people collided in cyberspace today. The result is a fabulous interview of Brian McLaren by Rachel Held Evans. It’s a must read. It’s on Rachel’s blog here. Follow...
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5 Reasons Why Many American Christians Wouldn’t Like The First Ones
On his Formerly Fundie blog, Benjamin L. Corey, recently posted this blog entry. It’s a provocative read for some conservative American Christians, but it’s well worth it. Thought provoking and...
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One by one: Tony Campolo comes out for gay marriage
Tony Campolo, author, theologian and outspoken evangelical leader, has today announced that after much prayer and study, he has changed his position on gay marriage and now believes that the church...
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Don’t stop now: It’s not enough for churches to just “welcome” gay people
The last few weeks since the Supreme Court in America approved same sex marriage, and Ireland voted to do the same, there has been a lot of conversation (ok, mainly argument) on all forums and social...
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Best books to read on Christians, the Bible and homosexuality
For the past ten years, I have been reading, writing and researching on the issue of Christians, the Bible and homosexuality. I have become convinced that the traditional Christian approach to the...
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For the sake of the gospel, drop the persecution complex
Around the world, conservative Christians love to think of themselves as being a persecuted minority. In some countries, of course, they are. But in so-called “Christian” countries, like the ones my...
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Even if you believe being gay is sinful, you can’t support James Dobson or...
On 19 January, Dr James Dobson interviewed Franklin Graham on his Family Talk Radio Show. You can listen to the show here – and you really only need to listen to first two minutes to hear my complaint....
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How to know your version of Christianity is broken
Last week, a lone gunman attacked a gay club in Orlando, Florida. Fifty people were killed, making this modern America’s worst mass shooting tragedy. We may never know for sure what the gunman’s...
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I am a racist. But I do not want to be one.
CONTEXT: A few weeks ago, a young girl at a school in South Africa protested against the rules of her school by wearing a fairly sizeable Afro-style hair style. On the face of it, this doesn’t sound...
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Missional Business Seminar, Johannesburg, 5 Nov 2016
This is your invitation to a vitally important seminar. Download a PDF brochure here, and share with your friends. The world is changing. More Christians from developing nations are becoming interested...
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A clash of worldviews
One of the reasons the recent US Presidential election has been so emotive is that, more than at any time in recent memory, it was also a stark clash of worldviews. Not just political doctrines, or...
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Richard Rohr’s reflection on White Privilege
I receive Richard Rohr’s daily meditations by email. A month ago, he posted one that was remarkable in its insights and writing. Read it at his site, or an extract below. The Invisible Character of...
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Christmas Eve Reflection: Seeing Mary’s Christmas
It might be because as the only male in my household I am surrounded by “women’s stuff” all day everyday and am privileged to be forced to see the world through a distinctly feminine (and deliberately...
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Living the Truth in an Age of Lies
The Patheos blog posted an excellent article on gaslighting and how to deal with it. “Gaslighting” is a particular strategy of liars, who try and get you to question yourself and the truth. This...
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The Covid-19 disruption has had a huge impact on schools, and they are not going to be able to go “back to normal” anytime in 2020, or possibly even 2021. Parents are struggling to “home school”....
View ArticleThere are no walls
I really wish more churches would preach this: there are no walls. The attached Naked Pastor cartoon is one of the most powerful he’s ever done (and he even managed a touch of poetry too). Over and...
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