A Twilight FAIL… And a better story
Some of our mates noticed Mark Driscoll’s take on Twilight.
Explaining suffering in Job: Elihu
We’ve just written essays on the book of Job, and I’ve been looking at whether or not the text answers questions of suffering.
Why I like Ellen
It’s no secret that I like Oprah. She’s been discussed on our blog a few times (here, here and here) and I’ve given a talk on ‘What Would Jesus Say to Oprah?’ But I think I like Ellen more. Sometimes I find Oprah a bit too full on and Ellen […]
The God we don’t like (Jonah sermon)
In this sermon I cover the whole of Jonah in a little over 20 minutes, from Christ Church Hawthorn, 26 October. I used some animations along with it, which you can find here.
The good news about the bad news
Someone I love and respect told me the other day how horrified she was by the claim she’d heard some other Christians make that those who did not believe in Jesus Christ were destined for Hell. To her, that was the essence of tearing relationship apart, to pass judgement on […]
Further up and further in (What is Rob Bell on about?)
The Boston Globe recently ran an interview with Rob Bell. Amongst other things, Bell says, I embrace the term evangelical, if by that we mean a belief that we together can actually work for change in the world, caring for the environment, extending to the poor generosity and kindness, a […]
Inconceivable!
The hyperbole of fairy tale that is The Princess Bride has long provided fodder for sermon illustrations and Christian analogies. Themes like hope, perseverance, faithfulness, justice, rescue and resurrection have clear links with the gospel message. But I have also found it helpful in thinking about disappointment with God.
Meet Jesus at uni 