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power, goodness &”changing the world”

How often do we pursue change because what we actually seek is power?

change, Faith, goodness, greatness, holiness, jesus, mark, morality, power, praise, self-seeking

Fighting Climate Change is Part of the Gospel

Continued from the previous post, the focus here is the theological implications of creation’s place in the Biblical Narrative. What does the gospel have to say about the recent IPCC report?

2018, climate change, environment, future, gospel, jesus, justice, kingdom, poverty, redemption, social justice, tension

Starting with the Angels

The road from Bethlehem to Calvary is trafficked by angels. 

2018, angels, Francis Schaeffer, jesus, supernatural, Timothy

“the poor will always be with us”

Jesus’ anointing at Bethany: the heralding of a new spiritual, economic and political empire.

2018, easter, impoverished, jesus, Jubilee, justice, King, king of the jews, kingdom of god, matthew, matthew 26, poverty, social justice, spring

(Week 3) Feet Fitted with Peace

Our feet can walk the road ahead with peace because Jesus has walked there before us.

2018, armour of god, death, jesus, peace, winter

Why Jesus… in 5 minutes

The following is a small taster of what I believe.

2018, good news, gospel, jesus

Today is Christmas Eve

A long while ago now, I read an article about someone whose brother had died,
“There’s a phrase,” she says, “‘the situation is hopeless, but not serious’. That’s how I see life, and all these things that are just dreadful. If you don’t laugh at them, you would curl up in a heap and wail.”

2017, christmas, christmas eve, haphazard, haphazard by starlight, hope, jesus, light, light of the world, poetry, reflection, reflections, serious, thought, winter

A Countdown to Hope (it’s advent)

The greatest has come – to serve and love and share life with the least. The author has written Himself into the story.

2017, advent, creation, death, expectancy, glory, hope, jesus, messiah, shepherds, winter

Multiplier

Unfiltered musings

2017, cross, dependence, Dorothy Day, jesus, multiplier, offering, pace, peace, winter, zechariah

(1) Week Gentleness

Reflections on week gentleness

2017, autumn, fruit of the spirit, gentleness, humility, jesus, Luke, Luke 7, reflections

What’s your answer for death?

Some thoughts-processing

death, glory, jesus, Luke, prayer, zechariah

Thinking about a tree

Thinking about the tree that Jesus was crucified on.

2017, autumn, blue-bottle, creation, crucifixion, jesus, thoughts, trinity, wonder

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