This morning I put up the fact that Jesus is a brother and with it a clip from a Christian comedian. So it behoves me to share a word on my views on Christian comedy. Sometimes I think the church tries to imitate with the thinking that if it does then it will keep people […]
Read More Christian Comedy? You Must Be JokingMacbeth and Mike Tyson. What are the odds of reading a blog with both of these characters? Don’t go searching it would be a most thankless task. I watched the portrayal of Macbeth starring Patrick Stewart that was on BBC Four not that long ago. More4 also showed a film which was basically an extended […]
Read More The Truth vs. The TrueI keep reading words about peace and get all these different images of what we mean when we talk about peace and it’s always a bit unsettling considering some perceptions. For example two conflicting parties minimise their differences to accommodate each other and claim to have peace in their time. Without resolving their differences – […]
Read More Peace At What Price?On Saturday evening there was a programme on the American Dream. The documentary looked at the link between faith and the Dream. It was fascinating seeing things like the Positive Thinking message of Peale and then the mystic influences on the hippy movement and the rise of the American Right on issues like homosexuality and […]
Read More Depictions of FaithYou may recall that at the beginning of the month I asked the question, who is Jesus and this has a bearing on what follows. Also on the ‘do you remember’ trip, back in May this year I wrote an entry on this here blog about the truth that God loves. Reading it again in […]
Read More Introducing Jesus Is …It is very difficult to be a follower of Jesus Christ and not be an irritant to your culture. Some succeed in not being a full-blown offence to those around them, but most in one or shape or form make those who live in their culture rather uncomfortable. This is not a deliberate ploy to […]
Read More Upsetting the Status QuoI could have put this in The Other Place, but when you add a number of factors it fits this place better. Stevie is a much admired contributor to the music scene over the last 40 plus years – almost the entire lifetime of Donnie himself. So it’s fitting that the brother who is not […]
Read More CD Songs: Donnie Sings StevieThere’s this provocative blogger called Lionel Woods (he’s one of the dudes I recommend in the list on the right). I love his blogs because he does not tow the line, say the safe stuff and conform to comfortable conventional convenient Christianity. Obviously having a blog, he has a Facebook account where he leaves even […]
Read More Is There Such A Thing As Safe Sex?Deborah, my beloved first-born, asked me recently why she would have to be quiet after break today (Thursday). I thought that was a bit of an odd question to ask until my wife helped me understand that it was Remembrance Day with the poppies and the things related to it. When that finally clicked, it […]
Read More Always Remember: Keep This In MindI am not sure if there is a more important social structure than the family. Some may argue the church, but that can be seen in the light of church is always meant to be like a family. How do I relate to God? As my heavenly Father. How is Jesus referred? The Son of […]
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