A Parable About Power, Empire, Money and Violence 4: Luke 19:11-27
Zacchaeus story has a man of noble birth coming to a city, the difference here is that this man, we…
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Crossing Borders: Exploring Brexit Through the Book of Ruth
As the whole of Europe, and our own island in particular, seeks to manage the implications of the UK withdrawal,…
A Parable about Power, Empire, Money and Violence 3: Luke 19:11-27
Scarily therefore my example in the story may very well be the protestors. Yes. The ones who lost their lives.…
A Parable About Power, Empire, Money and Violence 2: Luke 19: 11-27
A second question presents itself then. Where is the reader meant to find space in this story? Who is our…
Spiritual Formation and Immaturity: on the folly of biblical certainty
Gregory of Nyssa was a brilliant theologian, who among other things contributed to the development of the Nicene Creed. He…
Moses, Complementarianism in PCI and the Idolatry of Minimum Meaning
There is a curious incident on top of Sinai when Moses was receiving the stone tablets, which contained what we…
“Sarah’s Choice” by Eleanor Wilner – a poem for our stalled political process
“Sarah’s Choice” is a long poem written by Eleanor Wilner. I link to it below for our politicians contemplating a…
Re-Reading the Parable of the Talents During the US Election Cycle
For the season that’s in it, imagine for a moment a different reading strategy for the parable of the talents…
How Can We Give a Voice to Incoherent Rage?
I was at Skainos last Thursday night for the “Listening to Your Enemies” event, part of the 4 Corners Festival.…
Welby v Wonga
I wanted to cheer the Archbishop of Canterbury. I wanted to cheer his entry into the conversation about debt and…