Forgiveness, justice and reconciliation
Introduction I have long thought that when someone wrongs us, we should forgive them, not only for their sake, but also for our own. If we don’t forgive, the memory of the wrong can eat us up with bitterness—so we need to forgive, difficult though that can be, even if it is inappropriate or impossible […]
Flourishing life: Miroslav Volf
I grew up in the 1940s and 50s in a Baptist church in southern England where the main teaching goal seemed to be to get children of, say, seven or eight years old, to make a ‘decision for Christ’, after which a ‘decision seal’ (a round red sticker) would be inserted in the front of […]
The Revolution 8 (final): The revolution continues
Eighth (and last!) post on N.T. Wright, 2016. The day the revolution began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion. London: SPCK. The previous post (The Revolution 7) in this series on Tom Wright’s book is here. Introduction In Parts 1-3 of The day the revolution began Tom Wright has shown us that when Jesus died […]
The pursuing God, summary (Part 3)
This is the last of three posts about Joshua Ryan Butler’s The pursuing God: A reckless, irrational, obsessed love that’s dying to bring us home (Nashville: W Publishing, 2016). It summarises Part Three, ‘Rising up from the waters: Resurrection.’ The second post is here, and the first here. The Trinity The Trinity is a communion […]