Category: Christian
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What would Jesus say to the church right now? (Pt 1) – Revelation 2
What would Jesus have to say to churches today about everything that’s going on? Revelation chapters 2 and 3 contain seven letters to the churches, which give us a real insight into what he has to say to us today.
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Anxiety is the new normal
We’re starting to hear more about “Covid Anxiety Syndrome”. I believe unless we can stop worrying about covid, we could be anxious forever. The Daily Mail article I mentioned is here. The QCovid risk calculator is here.
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Revelation 1:4-20 – Who’s in charge?
In this video we look at the rest of Revelation chapter 1. What does it teach us about who’s really in charge in the world, and how we should respond to the current circumstances? And what does it say about the way the church has responded to lockdown?
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Why has the church not engaged theologically with lockdown?
Over the last 15 months, a lot of churches have not really engaged with what’s been happening with the lockdowns. Perhaps it has been seen as divisive, or a distraction from preaching the gospel. But does not the gospel have something to say about lockdowns, and shouldn’t the church be speaking about it?
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Live not by lies – an essay for our times
Solzhenitsyn wrote the essay “Live not by lies” in 1974. Although it was written in the context of the Soviet Russia, I believe it still speaks to us today. The truth is what sets us free. Links Article from Winston Marshall Article by Solzhenitsyn My blog post about truth
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Lockdown has turned us back to superstition
We are often told that restrictions are necessary in order due to worrying variants etc. But is that really “following the science”? I think the lockdowns have rather turned us back towards a dark age of superstition. Links Telegraph article about lockdowns in Germany InProportion2 list of studies on lockdowns Spiked article about Peru My…
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A Biblical case for freedom (even during a pandemic)
Why is it appropriate to believe we should have freedom, even during a pandemic? In this video I explore the philosophical roots of freedom in Western democracies: what does the Bible say about freedom, and how should a government have responded on Christian principles? I wrote a brief review and some thoughts about Dominion here.
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SAGE and the prophets of doom
One of the things we’ve got used to over the last 15 months is headlines telling us scientists warn against – well, just about everything to do with covid. But how accurate are their warnings? And why are they so doom-laden? Links Spectator Data Tracker “How did Sage get it so wrong?” by Prof Philip…
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What’s wrong with Experts?
An epiphany I had the other day about the problem with experts, with reference to a book by David Bentley Hart. Links The book is called “Atheist Delusions”, which I reviewed a few years ago (with extensive quotes) on this blog. You might also enjoy Jamie Franklin’s post about experts and modern medicine.