Apologetics
Islamic State: the history behind this movement
For ISIS, the United States’ Military Strikes Confirm God’s Favor by JEFFREY KAPLAN Thursday | Sept 25 2014 President Obama’s decision to engage directly the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) means that the United States is poised for yet another post-9/11 Middle Eastern conflict. This essay describes the world as seen through the […]
DOUBT: is it good or bad for your faith?
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at St Paul’s Cathedral last year. Photo: Bloomberg London: The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, has disclosed that he questions whether God exists. Britain’s most senior churchman, who is effectively the leader of almost 80 million Anglicans worldwide, admitted that there are moments when he asks himself […]
BLACKBURN BAPTIST CHURCH: fond memories…
CROSSWAY’S 60th (14th September 2014): Some notes in preparation (with four other senior pastors of this church throughout its history) for an interview this Sunday, based on two questions: [1] What was the church’s focus at that time? [2] What do you believe God was doing in the church? Update: (A day later: Monday September 15, […]
U2 SONGS OF INNOCENCE
Apparently there’s a new album out by Nils von Kalm http://nilsvonkalm.com Apparently there’s a new album out  by Nils von Kalm http://nilsvonkalm.com  Last Wednesday was a good day for me. In fact it was a Beautiful Day. You might even say it was Magnificent. Do you see where I’m going with this? Yes, The […]
Remembering September 11
Thirteen Years Later: Hearing Music on September 11 by JOYCE SHIN Thursday | Sept 11 2014 New York City’s September 11 Memorial Photo: Dov Harrington / flickr creative commons Like many people who were old enough to understand what was happening, I can recall exactly where I was and what I was doing when news […]
Islamic State: Complexity and Truth
Complexity, Truth and the Islamic State: a Response to John Azumah and Colin Chapman Posted: 05 Sep 2014 Recently Lapido Media published an article of mine entitled ‘Three Choices’ and the bitter harvest of denial: How dissimulation about Islam is fuelling genocide in the Middle East. In it I argued that Western theological illiteracy, made […]
‘You Shall Walk in the Dark Places’: Graham Douglas-Meyer’s struggle with his gay orientation
Commendation: Graham Douglas-Meyer’s ‘You Shall Walk in the Dark Places’ (Love of God Publishing, July 2014) This week’s news:  ‘A teacher who had a major psychological breakdown after dealing with “feral” students at a Melbourne school has been awarded almost $770,000 in damages. Peter Doulis took legal action against the Victorian Government claiming he suffered a […]
Gay Religious Suicide
Today – September 10 –  is World Suicide Prevention Day . Did you know that more LGBT people from faith backgrounds take their own lives than from those from non-faith backgrounds? In the article below I give 7 reasons why this horrific toll can never actually be counted. Please forward this newsletter on to create […]
Review: Ken Wilson, A Letter to My Congregation: An evangelical pastor’s path to embracing people who are gay, lesbian and transgender…
“I found myself saying to pastors with growing conviction, ‘this issue is not going to be settled in the academy. This is ours to deal with and we can no longer avoid our responsibility’… I am the pastor of Vineyard Church of Ann Arbor. And I realised that I had to face it squarely and […]
From a critic of the Church: Taking a leap of faith? Then take the blinkers off
Date August 25, 2014 Wendy Squires Last year one of my closest girlfriends had a baby. I was excited and honoured when she asked if I would be its godmother. But still, I declined. You see, to formally accept my role, I would have had to stand up in a Catholic church and declare I […]
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