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Continue reading →: Pacifist Prophecies in the Old Testament (Part 1)Yesterday I mentioned that holy war “often featured in the Old Testament, but not always.” I also mentioned that apocalyptic pacifism “emphasizes the difference between old and new covenants as a movement towards climax.” Today I would like to demonstrate how pacifism was anticipated “in the last days” by the…
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Continue reading →: War and Peace: Six Different ResponsesIt is unfortunate that, when Christian leaders discuss peacemaking versus war making at all, they often limit the discussion to comparing Just War doctrine with an ill defined Pacifism as if it were a simple choise between these two options. This is too simplistic by far. Consider these six alternatives…
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Continue reading →: Resurrection Mural by Ron DiCianniCheck out this mural by Ron DiCianni. In my view the resurrection doesn’t feature in Christian art nearly often enough.
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Continue reading →: Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism & ConscienceWhen ranking a book I look for three things. Was it thoughtful? Was it readable? Did it leave me different afterwards? Having just devoured “ReBorn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism & Conscience” by Logan Mehl-Laituri, I’m giving it 5 stars. I just couldn’t put it…
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Continue reading →: Beyond SentimentalityPeople often confuse love with sentimentality. Let me Say, there is nothing sentimental about loving an enemy, or loving an ‘extra grace required’ person. It is hard work. It requires deep commitment and costly forgiveness.
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Continue reading →: Voodoo, Yahoo and Nigerian ScamsAccording to New Scientist, Joshua Oyeniyi Aransiola, a sociologist at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife has the inside scoop on the Nigerian email scammers and it turns out their secret to success is voodoo: Those unfamiliar with Nigerian culture might find one of the study’s findings particularly surprising – scammers make…
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Continue reading →: Does God favours testicles over ovaries?John Piper has sparked significant conversation this week with his assertion that God intentionally gave Christianity a “masculine feel.” He made these comments during the Desiring God conference, framing the faith’s identity as predominantly shaped by male attributes and leadership. While Piper’s views have garnered attention, they’ve also provoked a…
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Continue reading →: Mohammad, Lao Tzu, Jesus, Buddha, ConfuciusThis image of Mohammad, Lao Tzu, Jesus, Buddha, and Confucius originates from Cao Dai temple, Da Nang, near Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Continue reading →: Sydney Anabaptist GatheringHere’s a photo from the Sydney Anabaptist gathering yesterday in Parramatta Park. Special guests were Michael and Lorri Harding from Preaching Peace.
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Continue reading →: As Above So Below
The closest Christianity comes to a doctrine of correspondences is the teaching that Jesus is the incarnation of God – that as Jesus is, God is – and that as we come to imitate Christ we come to imitate God. The crucial difference though is in what we say about…
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