Andy Glover, meditating on this phrase, refers to his ‘kingdom’ emphasis. He refers to transformation within all sectors of society; something which I have gradually grown to understand and have written about before. (Are our churches ‘charismatic lite’? – Andy Glover – Fresh Streams) This challenges the traditional and dominant view across evangelicalism for the… Read more »
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A stranger on the earth – Acts 7 – ‘this holy place’
I had long struggled with Stephen’s sermon in Acts 7. Why did he refer to Abraham and Joseph and Moses, but only mentioned David very briefly, and nothing of Joshua and Samuel? Then I realised; Stephen answered the allegations made against him. The Sanhedrin heard ‘false witnesses’ say: “This man never ceases to speak words… Read more »
A stranger on the earth – Re-thinking the Psalms
Many Psalms clearly refer to us approaching God in His dwelling place, or communing with the ‘saints.’ But others relate to our interaction with the world around us, the world to which we do not belong. By ‘the world,’ I do not mean the physical planet on which we live, but human-kind, living in ignorance… Read more »