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Theological Reflections on Unfairness in the Financial System
With prices of utility bills and food and drink rising, I know I’m not alone in struggling to pay my bills at the moment. I’m in the worst position I’ve ever been in financially — at the end of my overdraft and having to sell whatever I can to afford even the most basic groceries.…
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Don’t Worry, God is a Just Judge
If you’re suffering due to oppression, it can be difficult to hold onto an eternal perspective. This is why I’m always encouraging people to read the Qur’an, because the Scripture is full of warnings about the Day of Judgement. God describes the resurrection and judgement as His ‘binding promise’. God is going to judge every…
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Obedience to God vs Obedience to Scripture?
Friends, sometimes in life it’s difficult to understand what God is doing. He is so awesome in power and wisdom and creation is His playground. He does whatever He will and is under no constraints or obligations. God’s ways can seem strange and unfathomable. I know my post yesterday ruffled a few feathers, so I…
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Indoctrinated
Of course you are indoctrinated. You were taught how the world works, you were encouraged to follow a path through childhood and into adulthood, you watch the news, you read books. So how much of your worldview is your own, and how much is indoctrination? Ask yourself this question honestly. You will know, deep down,…
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Why Don’t I Commit to Either Christianity or Islam?
A few months ago, a friend and reader of this blog suggested I was ‘sitting on the fence’ spiritually. In other words, the fact that I don’t commit wholeheartedly to Christianity or Islam troubled him, or at least that’s what I inferred from certain comments he made. The position that I find myself in is…
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One Creation Under God
Hello everyone. Today is a special day for the UK, as many people celebrate the coronation of our new monarch. I don’t know whether or not King Charles III will be able to sort out the ills of this world, but I sincerely hope he is a prayerful person in private and acts with good…
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