You’re in good company

Just so my regular readers know, you’re vastly outnumbered on this blog by image searchers (so wordpress tells me). The most popular searches  are ‘kebab’, ‘waterfall’, ‘puffer fish’, ‘fat cat’ and ‘ned flanders’… . …which, I think you’ll agree, represents with eloquent simplicity the profound and far-reaching concerns of Christ the Truth..

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Theo-centric?

In a previous post I asked for feedback on this quote: And so the biblical mindset starts with the assumption that God is the center of reality. All thinking starts with the assumption that God has basic rights as the Creator of all things. He has goals that fit with his nature and perfect character. [...]

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Four hands better than two

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10 reasons blogging might be ok after all

In the last 48 hours the following has happened in my blogging world I’ve been part of a fascinating discussion on a cutting-edge topic in contemporary theology.  And little old me got to sit at the table along with PhD specialists and theological educators in the field.  Great fun. I’ve been able to help someone [...]

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He loves us because He loves us

I wasn’t a huge fan of this paragraph quoted on Tony’s blog (as my comment makes clear). But I love this one: Thomas Manton, from a sermon on John 3:16 “Love is at the bottom of all. We may give a reason of other things, but we cannot give a reason of his love, God [...]

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What do you make of this?

Here’s a quote.  A quote about foundations and starting points.  What do you make of it? And so the biblical mindset starts with the assumption that God is the center of reality. All thinking starts with the assumption that God has basic rights as the Creator of all things. He has goals that fit with [...]

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Glory is not…

Glory is not a something that God gets.  Glory is the display of who God is.  And this display, shining out from Christ and Him crucified, reveals the overflowing plenitude of God’s being as Giver. Glory is not what lies behind the cross (the cross considered as a veil or mere stepping-stone).  God’s glory is [...]

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Beating importunately on Scripture

A friend preached a wonderful sermon on the bible last Sunday.  He spoke, among other things, of Luther’s attitude to the bible: The whole reformation was birthed by a tenacious asking, seeking and knocking at the door of Scripture: I beat importunately upon Paul at that place (Rom 1:17), most ardently desiring to know what [...]

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I in Christ, Christ in me

You who were baptised into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ  (Gal 3:27) I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you  (Gal 4:19) Christ put on me Christ formed in me . Christ surrounding me Christ birthed in me . Christ already Christ progressing . Christ: My status Christ: [...]

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Did you meet safely yesterday?

Then be thankful: ht OldAdam Here’s a website where you can write to Christians imprisoned for their faith.  They will tell you the background to different prisoners, translate your encouragements into the approapriate language and tell you where to send your letter. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow-prisoners, and those who [...]

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It was Mormonism I was looking for all along

A good and busy Sunday.  I’ll get around to answering comments and emails soon.  Just wanted to blog this while it’s still fresh. This afternoon I had two very different meetings with a similar theme. One person – a really great Christian – confessed to me that they’d prayed for God to enter their life [...]

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The Church in the Wilderness

Over the past 6 weeks I’ve been preaching on the Church in the Wilderness. We are just like the Israelites – saved from the kingdom of darkness, saved through the waters of baptism, headed for our promised hope.  But in between we are in a time of testing, hardship and discipline. We’re no longer in [...]

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If Satan’s got that much cheek, there’s no way I’m gonna have less!

Wednesday afternoon bible study.  Hebrews 4:14-16 – “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence…” Sheila pipes up with my favourite bible study comment ever: Well of course I’m going to approach with confidence.  I mean the blinking devil waltzes into God’s throne room doesn’t he?!  What a nerve!  Blasted devil walks straight [...]

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Are rugby players the best theologians?

A friend and I were discussing the negative impact of a certain theologian on the evangelical landscape.  (No, not him.  Nor him.  I haven’t blogged about this guy). Anyway my friend brought up an aspect of his personal life that exemplified the problems in this theology. I said, “Yeah, but when discussing this publicly, you [...]

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No merit in man’s receiving – only in God’s giving

“To be bursting with thanksgiving is a true witness of the Spirit within us. For the voice of thanksgiving speaks without ceasing of the goodness of God. It claims nothing. It sees no merit in man’s receiving but only in God’s giving. It marvels at his mercy. It is the language of joy because it [...]

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Whitefield on The LORD our Righteousness

Lex Loizides quotes Whitefield’s oft repeated sermon: The LORD our righteousness. ‘Alas, my heart almost bleeds! What a multitude of precious souls are now before me! How shortly must all be ushered into eternity! And yet, O cutting thought! Was God now to require all your souls, how few, comparatively speaking, could really say, ‘the [...]

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Happy Creation Day

Once again, Happy Birthday creation!! . (h/t Archbishop Ussher) . . And lest we ever forget – it’s also a big Happy Birthday to Weird Al Yankovic . . A website I just checked says he’s only 49.  Goes to show, you can’t always trust the ages widely reported. . And if you weren’t around [...]

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Australians rejoice at new book title

Tim Chester’s new book title thrills the heart of Aussie Anglophobes: Living Pom Free . . But it looks like it might be a good read. .

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