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Continue reading →: Who Is Responsible for Lust? Comparing Islamic Art and the Teachings of Jesus
I came across this image this evening, which i found disturbing. It features Mohammed, along with Buraq and Gabriel, visiting Hell, and seeing a demon punishing “shameless women” who had exposed their hair to strangers. For this crime of inciting lust in men, the women are strung up by their…
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Continue reading →: Why seek to “save” Western Civilisation through Christianity?
I see many people like this today, voicing the idea that Western civilization can be saved by Christianity. The concern behind that claim is not hard to understand. There is a real sense of cultural drift and it can feel as though something foundational is slipping away. For many, Christianity…
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Continue reading →: Prayer In the midst of WinterLord, In the midst of Winter,when the days are cold and wind can pierceremind us of the warmth of your love. When days are short, dawn comes late,and dusk arrives early remind us that in the darknessyour light still shines. When the flowers of spring still lie hidden in the…
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Continue reading →: The Illusion of Control in an Automated WorldEvery now and then someone makes a comment that makes me realise just how differently we see the world. For example, someone had a computer problem the other day, which I fixed, and found was most likely triggered by a patch. They said, “People shouldn’t be playing with our computers…
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Continue reading →: Who Is the “Holy Spirit” in the Qur’an?Something I have noticed from studying the Qur’an is that the Holy Spirit is never clearly defined. Several passages place the Holy Spirit in connection with Jesus and with revelation, but the text never pauses to explain what or who the Holy Spirit is. Though I have often heard Muslims…
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Continue reading →: Who Does Silence Serve?Few things sound more spiritual than a call for silence. Church leaders often speak about guarding unity, avoiding gossip, extending grace, refusing to slander others, and choosing not to fuel conflict. All of these are genuine biblical concerns. Yet there is a profound difference between silence that serves truth and…
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Continue reading →: Why the SBC Is Wrong About Women in MinistryFollowing is commentary from Peter R. Green that I am reposting here with permission. I’m a retired Baptist pastor from Australia. The first thing I’d like to say is that the SBC is not a member of the Baptist World Alliance, as it broke away a number of years ago.…
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Continue reading →: Unmasking the Abusive Tactics of Authoritarian PastorsAuthoritarian pastors rarely present themselves as controlling. More often, they appear as defenders of truth and guardians of the church. This is what makes spiritual abuse difficult to recognise: it usually hides inside the language of faithfulness, unity, and authority. The key issue is not whether pastors lead, but whether…
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Continue reading →: Stop Weaponising 1 Peter 3:7 Against WomenEarlier today I saw someone using 1 Peter 3:7 as a clobber verse against women, repeating the phrase “weaker vessel” for emphasis, but that’s a misuse of the text. When Peter calls wives the “weaker vessel,” he’s not saying women are less valuable, less intelligent, or spiritually inferior. In the…
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Continue reading →: Should Science Override the Bible When They Disagree?The idea that science simply overrides the Bible wherever they appear to conflict often rests on a misclassification of what the Bible is actually doing. Many supposed conflicts are not discoveries of error, but results of reading ancient texts as though they were attempting to answer modern scientific questions in…
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