What really happened on Aldersgate day? 24th May is celebrated by Methodists as Aldersgate Day. It is the date in 1738 John Wesley described his heart as being “strangely warmed” when, reluctantly attending a meeting, he listened to Luther’s Preface to the Epistle to the Romans being read out. He recorded that “I felt I did trust […]
In spite of all my questions there are some things I believe, some things that I am finally convinced of. I believe in God, even when I question his existence. I find myself praying, my heart turning towards God without conscious thought. God is part of my existence even on those days when he seems distant, silent, […]
One of the things I’ve been thinking about a bit recently is being made in the image of God. Genesis says mankind, man and woman are made in the image of God. That then means each of us are made in God’s image. (Genesis, creation? Another question for another day.) Does this mean I’m omnipotent, or omniscient, […]
This week I learned that a prominent group of mainstream, American, Evangelical, Christian leaders, have decided I have made “an essential departure from Christian faith and witness.” This is in regards to a point that they say is not “a matter of moral indifference about which otherwise faithful Christians can agree to disagree.” In the explanation of their […]
I have an odd relationship with prayer. I can’t not do it. Prayer just happens, I find myself talking to God in short sentences, odd words, and wordless breaths during the day. Almost like I talk to my family when we are with each other. Yet, I still wonder what difference prayer makes often. If I pray […]
…no, just an apple. In honour of Bank Holiday Monday – a wet bank holiday as traditional – here are some cheesy, corny, bad, bad, Bible jokes. Who was the first tennis player in the Bible? Joseph, who served in Pharoah’s courts. How does Moses make his coffee? Hebrews it. Which Bible character had no parents? Joshua, […]
There are so many contentious topics in Christian circles. Predestination or Freewill? Hymns or Songs? Quiche or Cake? NIV or RSV or Message or HCSB? (Ok, yes, I know that there are more: Baptism, place of women, homosexuality, Bible interpretation etc, but they all need their own posts at some point, maybe…if I decide I am brave […]