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Consider the Bible’s contradictions – if we try to live by law these contradictions are a problem; if we live by putting on Christ, these are liberating. God does not micro-manage our lives – He says: “you work it out.” I have found these Bible contradictions and apparent contradictions helpful. Each creates a tension –… Read more »

I re-watched the film ‘We were soldiers’ recently. Based on fact it tells of an early battle between the US army and the Vietcong in Vietnam. The original incident was significant as it spawned the book We Were Soldiers Once  … And Young, by Joseph Galloway I learned too that Rick Rescola, the man pictured on… Read more »

“Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind” (Rom 14.5). Paul uses these words in relation to matters where Christians may have a range of views, what he calls ‘opinions’ (v1). He gives examples: “one person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables, … one person esteems one… Read more »