Firstly I need to say, it is NOT my job to say who is a Christian and who isn't. Thank God! It is God who judges not me. But the Bible does give us some a rounded view of what markers should identify a Christian - someone living in the light of God's love -... Continue Reading →
Two big truths
There are two big truths in the world. Okay, maybe there may be many more things that are true: the size of a snowflake, the weight of a planet, the temperature at the bottom of the ocean but on a day by basis these two are the biggies. Between them they describe the whole of... Continue Reading →
Faith in the Future: hope
Thinking back over the book "Stranger than we can Imagine", would I recommend it? I'm not sure I would - it's a fascinating look back over the 20th century but it doesn't leave you with any sense of hope about the 21st-century. And hope, substantial hope in something solid, is what we all really need... Continue Reading →
What is a Christian?
I had a most interesting conversation yesterday with a friend around this question: "what is a Christian?" We were discussing the phrase "practising Christian", she accepts that she isn't one of those but she does understand herself to be a Christian. The phrase 'practising Christian' is generally taken to mean "church goer" but being a... Continue Reading →