Scripture
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Imagining Pluralistic Religion
Imagine how your spiritual life would look if you loved every person (both friend and stranger) unconditionally, rather than with the condition that they must alter their beliefs to accord with your own worldview if they are to meet with acceptance within your community. Imagine a spiritual life where your religious activities are not motivated… Continue reading
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A Conversation with Sandra
What follows is a made-up dialogue between myself and my fictional Christian friend, ‘Sandra’. I hope that after reading it you will understand my predicament surrounding the Christian faith a little more clearly. Continue reading
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A Guide for Agnostics
In this article, I would like to offer a six point thought process that it is logical to go through when trying to discern whether or not embracing Christianity is a wise idea. I hope the guide will help someone who is currently agnostic but is exploring (or considering exploring) the Christian faith. Continue reading
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Making Promises
Welcome to another post in my Praise and Prose series, which looks at the way we use language around matters of faith and spirituality, and how that language might change in order to better reflect reality. In today’s post, I’d like to look at the subject of making promises. Assuming God’s sovereignty over all events… Continue reading
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Why Does God Punish Dreadfully, When Jesus Teaches Forgiveness?
I re-read the book of Revelation today. It seems to me that the teachings of Jesus — who emphasised love of neighbour, love of God, and forgiveness of our enemies — are at odds with the way God’s character is depicted in the Bible. The Book of Revelation is absolutely terrifying in respect of some… Continue reading
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Jesus the Creator? (video)
Greetings and welcome to the final video in my Deep Thoughts About God series. In this video, I explore the Christian claim that Jesus played a role in the creation of the world, along with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. With reference to Scripture, and also through my own reflections, I explore whether… Continue reading
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