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Continue reading →: When Gatekeepers Resist, Hold Fast to What You KnowIn John 9, Jesus encounters a man blind from birth. His disciples treat him as a theological puzzle: “Who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus rejects the question entirely. This man’s life is not a case study in blame, but an opportunity for God’s…
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Continue reading →: Pantocrator: By Australian Artist Nathan SimpsonNathan Simpson is an Australian artist known for his evocative oil paintings that reinterpret biblical narratives through a contemporary lens. Born in 1973, Simpson’s work delves deeply into themes of suffering, redemption, and resurrection, often employing symbolic and surreal imagery to convey profound spiritual messages. Nathan Simpson’s Pantocrator reimagines the…
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Continue reading →: What Of Those Who Have Never Heard Of Christ?What happens to those who have never heard about Christ? I’ve heard some suggest that if people honestly seek God as they understand him, they might still be saved. It’s a hopeful thought, and it makes me wonder, to what extent does the Bible support this idea? Romans 1 tells…
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Continue reading →: Reflecting on Revelation: The False Prophet and Christian NationalismRevelation describes the false prophet as a master of deception, using spectacle and fear to draw people away from God’s kingdom. Christian nationalism plays that same game today. It wraps political ambition in Christian words but pushes a message of division, control, and exclusion. But Jesus, the Lamb of God,…
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Continue reading →: Great Battle in Heaven by Daniel MitsuiDaniel Mitsui is an artist from Indiana who who makes minutely detailed ink drawings. His collection includes a number of works in Japanese (Ukiyo-E) style. The one above is inspired by Revelation 12 where a great battle breaks out in heaven between Michael and his angels against the dragon and…
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Continue reading →: History’s Warning: Nationalism and the Gospel Don’t MixWhen I hear the phrase “Christian Nationalism” I am sometimes reminded of this image. It’s a photomontage by John Heartfield, a well-known anti-Nazi artist, satirically criticizing the Nazi co-option of Christianity. The German text translates to: Top text: “For the founding of the German State Church” Small text under the…
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Continue reading →: A Sikh Sense of HumourI love people that don’t take themselves too seriously.
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Continue reading →: Grace in the Corners: What I Have Learned Of God Through Huntsman SpidersI haven’t seen a huntsman in a while. I have lived in places where they were regular visitors—lurking behind the curtain, poised above the doorway, or guarding a corner of the ceiling. Always just appearing, never invited. Always respectful, if respected. I used to react with fear, or at least…
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Continue reading →: Why Affirming Care for LGBTQ+ People Isn’t a Theological CompromiseA well-known Australian expat recently declared that the Bible is “pretty straightforward” on homosexuality, and that ministers should be removed from churches when pastoral care is extended to affirming the relationships of LGBTQ+ people. I think it’s time we stop pretending that such claims are as straightforward as they sound.…
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