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The Pious Persecutor

One reason why we Christians argue so much about which hymn to sing, which liturgy to follow, which way to…

I go to a fairly standard, utterly recognisable Presbyterian church. We do lots of things that used to irritate the…

Wow! is it Friday already? Here is a summary of some of the best religious blogging from the Daily Scribe…

I am not Emergent because 1. I’m too old. 2. I don’t use hair products, though I still have a…

One way of dealing with the implications of this story is to see the church as the innkeeper, left here…

The Jordan household now has a published poet. My son Christopher’s poem ‘Winter’ has been published in ‘a pocketful of…

The central issue in the story is the law. The expert in the law who questioned Jesus has kept the…

Birthdays on a Saturday are best, in my opinion. So here we are, it’s dark and sombre outside, we’ve just…

I’ve missed the last couple of Fridays, due to work and travel but here’s a selection of stuff I’ve enjoyed…

The issue of church music has been a regular feature on this blog here and here, but also Daily Scribe,…