Hi everyone. Welcome if you’re new here! This blog contains a mix of written and video content – lately the content has been video (see Sacred Musings) rather than written content, although I will continue to write from time to time. If you’d prefer to just see written content, there’s a box at the top […]
Shamima Begum, Gesture Politics, and the clockwork universe
In this episode, we look at Shamima Begum and what’s wrong with the Western world; virtue-signalling gesture politics; and whether we live in a mechanistic universe. Or available on the podcast!
The beast and its religion – Revelation 13
In Revelation 12 we thought about the conflict between good and evil. In this session we see how that battle plays out in the world. The beast is the empire, with its religion.
The battle between good and evil – Revelation 12
In Revelation 12 we get to the heart of the book – the battle with the dragon. This teaches us what to expect in this world as we await the return of Christ – and encourages us.
Podcast #3: Do ends justify means, the importance of welcome, and the existence of evil
In the third episode of the Sacred Musings podcast, we look at whether ends justify the means, the importance of welcome, and the existence of evil! Links Doug Wilson “Seven ways to prepare your family for what’s coming” Jerm Warfare “The Covid narrative is mass hypnosis”
God does not fall asleep on the job – Revelation 11
In this part of Revelation, the seventh seal, we see “the end” – and we find that God has not been asleep on the job.
Responding to “No jab, no job” … in the church?!
Someone asked me how to respond scripturally to a “no jab, no job” policy in an Anglican diocese in Canada. This is my response. Article: “Why I walked” by Jim Packer
A message that can destroy empires – Revelation 10-11
In Revelation 10:1-11:14 we see that the church is given a prophetic witness to the church, a message which has power even over kings and nations. But has it lived up to that calling in the last 18 months?
The conservative evangelical obsession with preaching
A few days ago I read an interesting blog post by Sam Allberry called Reigniting Our Churches. There he says: Many, if not most, of my friends are at churches regarded as being among the best in the country for Bible teaching. But the repeated feedback I keep hearing from so many is that things […]
What’s worse than lockdown?
Over the last few months I’ve been thinking a lot about the problems of lockdown and its effects. But I believe there was something already going on in our society, the effects of which are (IMO) worse than that of lockdown. Links Fight the New Drug article Rough by Rachel Thompson (and the write-up in […]
A wake up trumpet call! – Revelation 8-9
In this section of Revelation, we look at the seven trumpets. We see that this is a wake-up call, and think about how it might apply to what’s going on at the moment.