A atheist on being evangelized
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I find this very moving. 5 minutes, but worth it. Penn gets a Bible
Power is everything (part 2)
Monday, March 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »(part 1) Jesus is all about power. He hung around with prostitutes, touched people with leprosy, washed his disciples' feet. But the first Christians didn't tell everyone how nice he was. They told everyone how powerful he was. They said he was ...
hungry? always…
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Yesterday Jen raised the question of fasting and it got me thinking... Right off the bat, my impression would be that fasting is a normal commonplace thing in the New Testament that everyone does but that we don't really do... ...
hungry?
Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Jesus’ sermon on the mount is full of meaty stuff. I’m sure many Christians could regurgitate much of it on cue. Check out Matthew 6:2 ‘So when you give to the needy…’, which is echoed in 6:5 ‘And when you ...
“A single note hanging there, unwavering…”
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »In the film Amadeus, Salieri gives a wonderful description of Mozart's music. You can listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxgZcMGmkkI It reminds me in many ways of the first two chapters of Luke's gospel. Luke tells a story that will eventually record the ...
The Fear
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Popular song artists today tap into markets which express feelings which ‘normal society’ wouldn’t allow one to. This is epitomised by Lily Allen’s song ‘The Fear.’ It talks of a society so indoctrinated by other people’s opinions of what it is ...
Power is everything
Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Everything is about power. Your job is about power. Your boss gets the power to tell you what to do and you get the power to buy stuff. Your degree is about power. The power to get the job you want. The ...
On Baptism
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »(The elderly pastor, Rev John Ames, watching his young son and a friend playing in a sprinkler) "The sprinkler is a magnificent invention because it exposes raindrops to the sunshine. That does occur in nature, but it is rare. When I ...
the continuing problem with sport…
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »After a weekend of Sportsfesting, Jono Palmer continues... It is only through the Gospel that all people – including sportsmen and sportswomen – can be redeemed. When we understand the Gospel we realise that it is God who gives us our ...
the problem with sport…
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »(Jonathan Palmer, possibly the most sporty guy at Unichurch, explains) … is that referees are biased. And the AFL is not international. And water polo doesn’t get enough coverage. Rico Tice, Associate Minister at All Souls Church in London also had ...
