When did Easter start? Did it start in the garden, when a woman in fear and despair came to perform one last task for Jesus, to clean and anoint his body in death but instead found her Lord, calling her by name? Did it start in the dawn on Sunday, as the sun began to rise, and […]
In the same way that a lot of Christians would say they don’t ‘do religion’, they ‘have a relationship’, most would also say they don’t do theology. Theology tends to be seen as academic, arguing about things instead of believing the Bible, dusty, boring, unimportant, head knowledge with no practical import. I obviously disagree with all that, but […]
I could ask why not? However, if you are thinking I shouldn’t be going then I know the reasons you could be thinking of giving. Many of them were opinions I once held, albeit, I hope, lightly. However I’ve studied, I’ve thought, I’ve prayed, I’ve read, then read, studied and prayed some more. Then I’ve ignored it […]
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, […]