Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.
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A Marred Inheritance
Ruth 4:6
And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
‘Absolute Hell’?
Last week, in Westminster, the opposition parties took the Prime Minister to task for using the word ‘surrender’ to refer to legislation which Parliament had passed over his objection. They said it was irresponsible and could result in violence.
Jesus Christ, the Firstborn
As I’ve been working through all the comments that got stuck in moderation while the blog was silent, I’ve encountered more than one that referred to Colossians 1, where we see Jesus as ‘the firstborn.’ This passage is often misunderstood, so I thought I’d just write here on the front page of the blog with a fairly brief explanation.
Christians and Christmas, Revisited
This blog was pretty much dormant for three years, and during that time quite a backlog of comments got stuck in moderation. I’ve been working through them all, clearing them through moderation if they don’t violate the commenting rules, and responding.
The most heavily commented articles, while I was away from blogging, were the articles on Christmas.
“He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands”
I remember singing this cute little song back in my university days. Perhaps not every verse was filled with theological import, but at least the general idea was right. But now, there’s an alternative, brought to us by the Prime Minister of Luxembourg!
Xavier Bettel: Boris Johnson ‘holds the future of all UK citizens in his hands!’
What saith the Scripture?
David (Psalm 2):
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Solomon (Proverbs 21):
The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: He turneth it whithersoever He will.
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