Gender in Genesis 1-2
Here are some thoughts I wrote during Old Testament last semester, which have formed the basis for some of my thinking about gender.
Why marry anyone at all?
This comes out of two conversations. One Christian has been going out with a non-Christian, and has been harshly criticised by his Christian friends for what they see as a completely wrong relationship. Another Christian has struggled with both her own singleness and the way singles can be overlooked […]
Five dimensions of church (the blog convo)
The first topic of the blog convo is ‘the non-negotiables of church’. At this point I just want to make a kind of pre-contribution, which I’ll return to later. Soma Church is a new church startup in Sydney and they’ve blogged some useful ideas. Writing here and here, they sketch out […]
Gender and hereditary loss of hearing
As Tamie and I continue writing about gender, we’ve had two kinds of experiences. We’ve been encouraged by respectful conversations with others, such as the interaction following On Femininity. Yet we’ve been saddened to meet others who wouldn’t even consider the discussion because it has been so hurtful and offensive […]
The blog convo
I’m starting a blog conversation with Andrew, a fellow Adelaidean. We’ve each got some similar things on our radars. I’m preparing for parachurch ministry, so I need to figure out what ‘church’ is in order to ‘para’ it. Meanwhile, Andrew runs a house church called Serpents and Doves. We’ll pick […]
The world’s most powerful ideas
…Well, I’d like to think! It’s a bit keen for a holiday reading list, but here are some of the books I’ve picked up recently.
Food for the future (RRoundup)
Today we finished our early church history subject (30-451AD). Here are some of the big ideas from the course. It’s taught by Rhys Bezzant, who’s also starting up the Jonathan Edwards Centre Australia. All aboard for Post-Christendom The world has changed already. The Western church can no longer count on […]
Meet Jesus at uni 