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Continue reading →: Mary and the Ark of the Covenant: An Unexpected Echo in Luke 1:43Some weeks ago I came across a meme comparing two passages of Scripture: David’s response to the Ark of the Covenant in 2 Samuel 6:9 and Elizabeth’s words to Mary in Luke 1:43. The suggestion was that Luke intentionally presents Mary in connection with the Ark of the Covenant. My…
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Continue reading →: Revisiting Craig Carter’s Contemplating God with the Great TraditionI have recently been revisiting Craig A. Carter’s Contemplating God with the Great Tradition. It is not a new book, but it is one that continues to challenge me. Carter’s central concern is that modern Christianity has lost something important: a rich understanding of God’s transcendence and the metaphysical framework…
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Continue reading →: Confession: The Prayer That Teaches Us HumilityOne of the hardest things for human beings to do is admit that we are wrong. We are often more comfortable explaining our actions than examining them. We defend our intentions, justify our choices and preserve the image we have created of ourselves. Yet one of the most transformative practices…
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Continue reading →: What Kind of Person Are You Becoming Without Knowing It?One of the most fascinating observations of modern psychology is that much of what shapes us happens beneath conscious awareness. We often imagine ourselves as people who think, decide and then act. Yet much of who we become is formed through repeated patterns: the things we pay attention to, the…
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Continue reading →: God Knows You Better Than You Know YourselfOne of the strange discoveries of being human is that we are not always as familiar with ourselves as we assume. We can surprise ourselves with our own reactions. We can discover motives beneath our actions that we did not recognise at the time. We can repeat patterns we promised…
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Continue reading →: Who Are the “Elites”?Have you ever wondered what conservative influencers mean when they rail against “the elites”? I used to assume they meant what the word traditionally suggested: the wealthy, the powerful, the influential. But that explanation unravelled when I looked closer. How come school teachers, social workers, artists, activists, and university lecturers…
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Continue reading →: What Isn’t Christian Nationalism, And What IsRecently I described Christian nationalism as a betrayal of the gospel. An objection I received from some was that I was simply criticising Christians for loving their country or wanting biblical values to shape society. But that misunderstands both my argument and the meaning of Christian nationalism. Loving God, loving…
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Continue reading →: Why Modern Apologetics Feels IncompleteChristian apologetics has traditionally focused on questions of truth. Can the existence of God be defended? Did Jesus rise from the dead? Is the Bible reliable? These are important questions, and the church should not neglect them. Yet when apologetics is reduced to intellectual persuasion alone, it risks presenting only…
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Continue reading →: Beneath Folk Religion: The Longings People Are Really SeekingChristians often dismiss practices such as divination, protective rituals, ancestor veneration, healing ceremonies, lucky charms, and occult techniques as superstition. While such practices can be problematic from a Christian perspective, a purely condemnatory response can miss something important: these practices frequently arise from genuine human needs and longings. People turn…
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Continue reading →: Truth, Love, and Power: A Christ-Centred Approach to ApologeticsChristian apologetics is often understood as the defence of truth claims through evidence, argument, and reason. While truth is essential, the New Testament presents a fuller vision of Christ’s ministry through his threefold office as Prophet, Priest, and King. These offices reveal not only what Christ does, but how the…
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