"Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true. The cure for this is first to show that religion is not contrary to reason, but worthy of reverence and respect. Next make it attractive, make good men wish it were true, and then show that it is." (Blaise Pascal, Pensées)
Author: Liam Thatcher
Writer, preacher, pastor, thinker, joker, gooner, baker, follower of the way. Husband of one wife, father of one child, author of no books.
Nativity
‘Nativity’ by John Donne
Why not Four?
Why did Jesus rise on the third day? Why not the fourth?
Unto Us… a Child is Born
Three short films exploring the message of Christmas.
A Rather Rambling, Self-Indulgent Book Recommendation
On pacifism and paint allergies.
Switchfoot on the Sacred and Secular
Jon Foreman on whether Switchfoot is a Christian Band
Plato, Betjeman And The Surprise Of Christmas
Plato and Betjeman on the mingling of the divine and the human worlds.
Nehemiah 12:27-47
On Nehemiah 12 and the importance of worship through song (mp3)
The Life Cycle of a Ritual
Thoughts on Nehemiah 8 and the power of recovering ritual.
An Epic of (un)Biblical Proportions?
2014 will be the year of the biblical epic. And rather fittingly, the films are coming two by two!
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