Tag Archives: Christian
Ring in the new, keep up the old
Well, it’s 2012. I’ve just realised how ironic it is that I always mark the start of a new year by looking to the past. For some reason, my family have developed our new year traditions. On the days between … Continue reading
Filed under Anecdotes, Events, Hegel, plasticity
A Love Letter to God
Dear God, Sometimes I wish I wasn’t a Christian. That is, sometimes I wish you hadn’t saved me. But before you get angry and rip up this letter, please read on. It can be frustrating, Lord, having to say no … Continue reading
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Being 99% Vegetarian
One of the great things about Christianity is that no food or drink is forbidden by God, because he created it all for our sustenance and enjoyment. We can eat pork, beef, genetically-modified corn and products containing palm oil. However, … Continue reading
Filed under Anecdotes, environmental law, Opinions
Poem: Jesus is my caffeine fix
I have been writing poetry on and off for the last 15 years. A lot of what I’ve written has been recycled – I only keep the good stuff. Some of it has been published, some of it not yet. … Continue reading
Filed under Anecdotes
God knows when the end of the world is!
Jesus warned that there will be many false preachers. And Harold Camping, the guy who prophesied that the end of the world will be today at 6pm, is one of them. He claims to have based his prediction purely on what … Continue reading
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Questioning contraception
In my final year of my degree, one of my assignments was a group project to develop a mathematical model to predict the spread of AIDS. As a result of the research we carried out, I was convinced of the … Continue reading
Being a Christian and an academic
I lost my Saturday lie-in this weekend because I attended a Christian Academic Network workshop on ‘Knowing in God’s World’. (I also happened to be presenting a paper.) Keynote speaker Professor Stephen Williams, professor of systematic theology at Union Theological … Continue reading
Being single on Valentine’s Day
If, like me, you hate Valentine’s Day because of your singleness, the Evangelical Alliance (of all people) offers a much more inclusive way of thinking about it. NotMyHeels has a bit of a Valentine’s Day Rant. Alternatively, if you have no special … Continue reading
Filed under Opinions, Uncategorized
Homosexuality versus diversity
I have posted previously how, as a conservative evangelical Christian, I have continually struggled with what the Bible often quite clearly says. For various reasons, no where has this been most difficult than on the question of homosexuality. Until today, … Continue reading
