Faith Dilemmas

When is an opportunity actually a diversion? When does a noble well intentioned God-idea get ever so slightly distorted by well meaning but erroneous man-plans? When is a step of faith a fateful step? I get the impression more and more that life was made for taking risks. However calculated and confident they may appear, […]

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Believing: For What Reason

I was watching the first episode of The Kennedys. Apparently the dudes over the pond got upset about it for a variety of reasons. Thankfully folk over here like the good ol’ BBC had no such qualms. Without giving away too much if you have not watched it, part of the episode covers the World […]

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Jude 3 Explained

Robert Morey has a look at what it means to ‘defend the faith’.  I’m keen on these kind of explanations, because they are a help in not just getting what might be an answer, but getting to grips with what scripture itself means and how that applies to how we live in the light of […]

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Taking It To Extremes

I often catch myself giving two extreme examples of something to suggest that Jesus opts for the middle way and implying that Christianity is a journey towards balance. Some things have come to light that has shown that this is a slightly misleading reading of pursuing Jesus.  To get there follow me carefully. I still […]

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Security in Uncertain Times

Security is something highly valued by people. We are not far from the generation that believed in ‘jobs for life’ and marriages that should last forever. There is comfort in knowing something will always be there to help. So it is not the most encouraging thing to hear that the only sure things in life […]

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