Category Archives: The Bible

Here comes the sun

Here comes the sun

Happy Easter! Well, if Jesus was really God, he wasn’t exactly going to stay dead, was he? If restoring, healing, renewing and, well, conquering death, is what God most enjoys doing, raising Jesus from the dead also makes perfect sense. … Continue reading

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The day in between

The day in between

Holy Saturday. Possibly the weirdest day in the church calendar. It’s not Good Friday, with its gruesome horror, justice and politics, earthquakes and thunderstorms, powerful love and ultimate sacrifice: the world-shattering story of God, as an innocent man, dying for … Continue reading

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Christmas isn’t Christmas

Christmas isn’t Christmas

Much of what we think we know about Christmas is fiction. Try as you might, you won’t find any of the following in the Bible: singing angels, an innkeeper, Mary riding a donkey, kings with gifts, a silent contented baby, … Continue reading

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All those years I believed it

All those years I believed it

I discovered recently that something I have always believed is actually not true. There has never been a gate in Jerusalem known as the “Eye of the Needle” through which a camel can only crawl without baggage… no matter how … Continue reading

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