Sep 16
I’ve made two introductory posts to this Trinity series (1, 2). Now we get to the guts of it. The first reason why the Trinity makes such a difference is because only if God is Trinity can we truly know God. And because God is Trinity, he also knows us. Stick with me, because this isn’t just a ‘head knowledge’ deal. Read more
Dec 1
Last week Arthur and I went to see Eddie Izzard in his latest show Stripped. We’ve previously enjoyed his humorous take on European history in Dress to Kill and this time amused ourselves pre-show by translating the Hebrew paragraph on the backdrop. There were a number of other ancient languages there as well so we figured the show would be about ancient history. It was actually more about beliefs. Izzard opened with the statement that he used to be an agnostic but had decided to become an atheist for two reasons. Read more
Song of the Nightingale is the story of Helen Berhane, imprisoned for 3 years for being a Christian in Eritrea.
Helen belonged to a pentecostal denomination of Christianity which isn’t recognised in Eritrea. As a result, her singing ministry and Bible study group activities led to several arrests and then she was eventually sent to various prisons without trial, stripped of her human rights and tortured. The majority of the book describes these experiences, including being beaten to the point of paralysis, followed by the account of how she escaped to Sudan and then Denmark. Read more
At our Melbourne church I recently had the chance to explore the longest speech in the Book of Job and its implications.
Get audio-only here and an accompanying group study here. Read more
Sep 13
Aug 13
I came across The Scar Project over at The Hairpin. It’s a collection of photos of young breast cancer survivors shot by fashion photographer David Jay. They’re pretty confronting to look at. It’s a devastating issue. Read more
