An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Following on from yesterday’s post on World Suicide Prevention Day, which introduced the topic, defined some terms, and explained the scale of the problem, today I want to turn to Scripture, and consider what the Bible says about suicide, the … Continued
I’m currently deep in the final/writing stages of an essay for an Old Testament module, looking at the image of God (as ever) and the importance of ‘male and female, he created them‘. One voice that finds its way into … Continued
I’ve been working away on an essay looking at the imago Dei in Genesis 1-3, specifically as it relates to gender relations between male and female. It has been brilliant fun, stretching my limited Hebrew, and forcing me to hunt footnotes across … Continued
Published by IVP, with a foreword by John Stot, and a recommendation from Jonathan Aitken, this was always going to be an interesting book! Jonathan Lamb, currently director of Langham Preaching and formerly very involved with IFES, has written a … Continued
Some of you may know that I have been reading, ‘researching’ and reflecting on the inter-related topics of sex, sexuality, identity, body, and the theology of all of these, for some time. Today’s post echoes that reflection, both in … Continued
I thought it would be worth sharing some thoughts and recommendations on what is out there. As a married young man, I don’t have the life experience to engage fully in this issue, but I want to empower other people … Continued
This is a review written a number of years ago – so apologies for the style, brevity, and pace! This review was done from reading a book entirely on my Kindle, and so is by necessity not able to take … Continued
