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Continue reading →: Beyond Self-Righteousness and Self-CondemnationThe way of Jesus is neither self-condemnation nor self-righteousness. It is a path of honesty, humility, and hope, recognizing our infinite value and our very real limits. Both pride and shame are traps, keeping us locked in the self, whether puffed up or beaten down. Jesus offers a different orientation:…
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Continue reading →: Reflecting on Huldah: Integrity at the Edge of ExileReflecting on the account of Huldah, the Old Testament prophet, I find her placed at a turning point where rediscovered Scripture meets the weight of long-ignored unfaithfulness. She stands late in Israel’s story, when reform is still possible but collapse is already in view. Redemption here is no longer about…
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Continue reading →: Conflict, A WindowConflict is often the context in which faithfulness is revealed.
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Continue reading →: South African Christian ArtAdam & Other Stories is a linocut print by the South African artist Azaria Mbatha (1941–2018), created as part of his series of narrative works drawing on biblical themes. Mbatha’s linocuts are known for their densely patterned, story-filled compositions that reinterpret biblical narratives through a visual language rooted in African…
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Continue reading →: Nuance Is Not Compromise: A Christian Response to Ideological ExtremismA problem I see on both the extreme left and the extreme right of the political spectrum is the loss of nuance. Life, as it is actually lived, is rarely clean or ideologically tidy. It is messy, ambiguous, and full of unresolved tension. It’s less back and white and more…
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Continue reading →: The Deep Theological Problems with MAGA ChurchesWhat most concerns me about MAGA preachers is not simply their political posture but the theological weaknesses and distortions beneath it. Political distortions are rarely the cause. They are the symptom. When theology loses its centre in the revelation of God in Christ, it quietly makes space for power, fear,…
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Continue reading →: Power and the Powers in a Fractured WorldIt feels like the ground beneath us is shifting, doesn’t it? For decades, we’ve lived under what people called a “rules-based order”. A framework that promised stability, cooperation, and some semblance of justice on the global stage. But now, that framework seems to be cracking. Nations are flexing muscles, alliances…
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Continue reading →: Modern JudasJudas did not betray Jesus because he was insufficiently religious. He betrayed Jesus because he could not accept the kind of kingdom Jesus announced. Like many in first-century Israel, Judas likely hoped for a Messiah who would restore national greatness, defeat foreign domination, and secure God’s favour for his people.…
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Continue reading →: Public Theology After Christendom: An Australian ReflectionI’ve found myself increasingly uneasy with the way “public theology” is often done, even while remaining convinced that Christian faith can’t retreat into the private or the purely devotional. The unease isn’t about whether Christians should care about public life (we must of course) but about how we speak, what…
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Continue reading →: Women Have Always Ministered: It’s A Recovery, Not A RevlolutionThe story of women in ministry is far older, richer, and more intricate than the modern debates often allow. We tend to imagine a direct line from the New Testament to the present, with long stretches of silence between. But the real history looks more like a tide—ebbing and flowing…
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