Reflections
‘Basil of Caesarea insistd that the produce of the earth was intended for all’
‘‘Santa’s sackful of costly goodies has become a symbol of surrender’’
‘Schools deserve more credit for helping children become positive members of society’
Nothing in the UK’s vibrant Christian festival season, which will be drawing to a close after the biggest of them, Greenbelt, in August, can compare to the German Kirchentag.
Under what circumstances would you lie about your Bible reading habits?
‘That a Christian’s sins have been forgiven is surely a fundamental truth. So why the weekly ritual of confession and absolution?’
‘Doubts about faith ought not to prevent us from bringing others to God’
We have recently returned from a journey to Stockholm, where we attended the third winter conference for ministers, deacons, youth workers and musicians within the Baptist and Methodist churches and the Missionkyrkan (the sister church to the United Reformed Church in Sweden). Together they are taking part in a remarkable journey into the creation of …
‘Human nature stops us from wanting to submit to God, yet, when we lose our lives for Jesus’ sake, there we will fimd life’
‘I find myself wanting to argue that formula writing has its place – a substantial part of the Bible is formula writing’
