An Easter Saturday reflection on the despair, irony and hope in Psalm 88
Category: God
This section won’t be everybody’s cup of tea, but here are my musings on faith, preaching and theology.
Gethsemane and the Half-Blood Prince
On Sunday I preached on the Garden of Gethsemane, one of the darkest and most psychologically intense passages of Scripture, as Jesus looks into the face of death, pleads with the Father to take away the cup of judgment, and then resolutely decides “Yet not my will, but yours.” As I was preparing for it…
Easter Reflections
Next week I will be blogging a series of reflections on the story of Easter. Find out more about what to expect.
God and Guinness
Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with this short film about the legacy of the Guinness Family.
Charis, by Preston Sprinkle
The Old Testament is a kaleidoscope of grace and Charis by Preston Sprinkle beautifully depicts grace-story after grace-story after grace-story…
Revisiting Revelation: What would I change if I taught it again?
In 2012 I taught a series on Revelation. In the light of recent world events, if I were to go back and redo them, here’s what I would change…
The Mystery and Irony of Matthew 27:42
A brilliant quote from D.A. Carson on the taunt of Matthew 27:42.
Unbreakable: What the Son of God Said About the Word of God, by Andrew Wilson
A short review of a very short book on a much longer book! Andrew Wilson’s “Unbreakable: What the Son of God Said About the Word of God.”
Fry, Dawkins, and picking on someone your own Sizer!
On celebrity atheism, straw men, embarrassing bed-fellows and some ground rules for healthy debate.
The Gospels: Reading List
A suggested reading list on the gospels.
Liam Thatcher 