Month April 2011

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Reading Reflection:

Girls Gone Wise, by Mary A. Kassian (Moody, 2010) Pre-Fall nakedness symbolized the purity and innocence of humans before God.  Post-Fall nakedness symbolizes the inability of humans to make themselves presentable before Him.  God did what Adam and Eve were…

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“The Path of No Resistance”

The deadly combination of unchallenged liberal presumptions and casual intimidation of dissenters is probably at its worst in the most prestigious universities, which set the tone for the rest of the country, on this issue as on many others. But…

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After the service rituals

After the services on Sunday I was asked two remarkable questions. The first one was having preached on Matthew 28:1-10 . What evidence do I have that Mary Magdalene was sad at the crucifixion, as there are no verses which…

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An interesting email

All the discussion about the church and celebrity culture motivated one person to write the following to me, which I reproduce here with permission.  I should also add that I do not know to which church he is referring: “Pastoral…

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An interesting email

All the discussion about the church and celebrity culture motivated one person to write the following to me, which I reproduce here with permission.  I should also add that I do not know to which church he is referring: “Pastoral…

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The BBC and forgiveness

This article from the BBC has a lot of common sense missing from Christian circles on forgiveness. There’s also nonsense in the article about forgiving yourself and so forgiving others. It makes the wonder of the gospel even more stark that God…

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Sunday’s Sermon

On Easter Sunday I preached part 11 in our series God’s Great Story. It is entitled “The Death-Defying God” and can be listened to or downloaded HERE.