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…
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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…
Exodus, National Security & Osama Bin Laden
In this week of the killing of Osama I am preparing a study in the first chapter of Exodus and…
Has God Opted Out of Worship?
Just a snippet from today’s reading list. I’m looking at Isaiah, and how the book might function in the life…
More on the Decline of the Liberal Class
Thanks to Phil Harrison for the link to the video below which builds on a earlier post about Chris Hedges…
Heed the Prophets
When in doubt as to the proper ends of political and social reform, heed the prophets. The poor must be…
Crookedshore Goes Multi-Platform (for a few days)!
Wednesday past I got the chance to do the BBC Radio Ulster Thought for the Day slot (more later). But…
Faith in a Plural Society – a new report
As a society we didn’t do ourselves any favours last week. BBC Radio Ulster’s Good Morning Ulster news programme featured…
Fresh Expressions of Church in Ireland
On Saturday I attended a conference in Dublin, titled FXC, or Future Expressions of Church which was an initiative of…