Thinking Christianly about the world
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Hi everyone, welcome to my website! This is a central hub for everything related to me on the internet. I am a church pastor and educator: I lead a house church, and I also create videos to help teach the…
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World War Three – Podcast 107
In this podcast we look at World War Three. We start by thinking about Niall Ferguson’s comments about being in a second cold war, the possibility of that turning into a ‘hot war’, and how it seems to be a…
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Are you confused by grace? – Intro & 1st Chapter available
I know I haven’t spoken much about it recently, but my book was published back in March and it’s still available. I just realised that I hadn’t made available the introduction and first chapter (as tends to be customary these…
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Whose side should we be on? – Podcast 106
We are constantly being encouraged to take sides: in wars – e.g. Israel / Palestine, Russia / Ukraine – as well as in moral issues such as the Russell Brand affair. But whose side should we take? Is it right…
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Why Christians should be ‘conspiracy theorists’
Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar… you can’t tell me that’s just a coincidence. When I was growing up, conspiracy theorists had a bad reputation. A conspiracy theorist was someone who usually had too much time on their hands…
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It’s the end of the West as we know it – Podcast 105
In this podcast we think about how the situation in Israel is like a microcosm of the West. We think about Christian Zionism and the relation to the history of the West, and what things might look like for the…
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The West, Palestine, and Islam – Podcast 104
A shorter podcast today with a round-up of the news from the last week. We look at Victoria’s Secret and the relationship between men and women; the way that rules are used (or abused) today; an open letter from Palestinian…
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Who are the real terrorists – The West or Hamas? – Podcast 103
The BBC recently got into trouble for refusing to call Hamas a “terrorist” organisation. But in this podcast, we turn the focus to the actions of the Western world. Does the West have the moral legitimacy to call Hamas a…
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The Great Media Conjuring Trick – Podcast 102
“Misdirection – what the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes”. Who controls what we see and hear today? And how does that influence our perceptions? In this podcast we look at the role the media has to…
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Conspiracy theories and war – Podcast 101
In this podcast we look at a documentary called “Peace, War, and 9/11” to see who benefits from war and how we should think about ‘conspiracy theories’. Who benefits from our trust? We finish with a reflection from Psalm 75.…
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Who can we trust? – Podcast 100
To celebrate reaching the 100 episode milestone, something a little bit different. I talk about my journey over the last few years, and think about where we’ve ended up. Is there anyone we can trust? And what does that mean…