Grace shows humanity God’s commitment to humanity. This commitment isn’t the result of our empty attempts to placate a bored King… Read more Life With God, Begins With, God With Us. Empowered For Commitment: God’s Grace Is Both Claim & Command
Category: Karl Barth
The Church Should Have The Freedom to Refuse Allegiance to The State on The Issue of Gay Marriage
If Australia’s Prime Minister is serious about fairness, he’ll preserve the right to a conscientious objection to SSM; the right… Read more The Church Should Have The Freedom to Refuse Allegiance to The State on The Issue of Gay Marriage
A Brief Response To Will Willimon’s Support For a Bishop Who Changed His Mind About Homosexuality
Respected theologian, Pastor and author, Will Willimon, recently wrote an article citing a bishop who changed his mind about homosexuality.… Read more A Brief Response To Will Willimon’s Support For a Bishop Who Changed His Mind About Homosexuality
Directing Light Under The Shadow Of Nihilism: How Abortion Negates Freedom
For those who believe in absolute freedom, any “no” spoken to humanity from outside humanity, is repressive, and unfairly restrictive.… Read more Directing Light Under The Shadow Of Nihilism: How Abortion Negates Freedom
Three Criticisms of Karl Barth
Karl Barth is viewed by many as being one of the 20th Century’s most important theologians.The chief reason for this… Read more Three Criticisms of Karl Barth
Dismantling Babel…
…in light of the Bible. References: Image: RL2013; tagged “Stormy Sunset” Quote: Cited by Sawyer, M. James (Kindle Ed. 2012). Neoorthodoxy:… Read more Dismantling Babel…
Towards Augustine: From One Peregrinus To, And With, Another
Although I’ve browsed through ‘City of God’ and ‘On Christian Doctrine’, my main interaction with Augustine’s work centres on his… Read more Towards Augustine: From One Peregrinus To, And With, Another
The Index Finger of Yochanan The Immerser
From the mind of Martin Luther, the desk of Karl Barth and the easel of Matthias Grünewald. ‘The model of… Read more The Index Finger of Yochanan The Immerser
A Brief Introduction To Jacques Ellul
Jacques Ellul’s books have moved up on my ladder of reading priorities with an ever increasing pace. My acquaintance with… Read more A Brief Introduction To Jacques Ellul
On Parenting: There Can Be No Pedestal, Only Protest & Petition
Parents can tend to place their kids on a pedestal. It’s not that children take the place of God nor… Read more On Parenting: There Can Be No Pedestal, Only Protest & Petition
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