The unalterable Persian decree of death is a striking picture of the reality of human sin and the spiritual law that dictates the wages of sin is death. God, being perfectly just, cannot simply pretend that this spiritual law does not exist, and the sentence of death hangs over humanity.
“Oh death where is thy sting?” Then Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. And having said this, he breathed his last. Luke 23:46 I’ve never really delved into the structure of this sentence in Luke before in too much detail Read more
Watching Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, I felt the “spine-tingling” pull of the unknown, but as a reformed anglican, I see a devalued humanity. Is the “Alien Hypothesis” a spiritual diversion? From “nothingburger” UFO files to the elevation of empathy over truth, I explore why our unique place in God’s story remains unshaken by cinematic disclosures.
I usually spend my mornings troubleshooting cloud-based document management solutions, navigating AI implementations for clients or wondering why my smart fridge has decided to stage a silent protest against my choice of cold drink, so finding a lengthy papal encyclical on Artificial Intelligence in my inbox was a bit like receiving a system update for my soul.
We often labour under the delusion that we need to “tidy the cupboards of our souls” before we can let God in. We treat our spiritual lives like a divine audit, terrified that our lack of “filter” or our general dishevelment might trigger some celestial “Access Denied” message.
Let’s be honest: most days, life feels less like a serene walk with God and more like trying to assemble a particularly fiddly piece of flat-pack furniture while the instructions are being chewed by the dog and you’ve misplaced the allen key.
In the relentless bustle of modern family life, the notion of “quiet time” can feel like a bit of a tall order. For a tired mother or father, the distance between the kitchen sink and the “quiet conversation of prayer” can feel like a very long way indeed…
We often treat the sudden exit of Ananias and Sapphira as a terrifying divine audit, yet it is actually the ultimate cure for our modern obsession with spiritual stage-management. Their tragedy was not a matter of a lightened purse but a heavy heart that was far too preoccupied with the fickle applause of the gallery. By pretending to be more holy than they truly were, they missed the profound rest of being fully known by a Father who sees every secret. When we finally stop performatively tidying the cupboards of our souls, we find a love that requires no filters.
In the relentless bustle of modern life, we often find ourselves drifting away from the quiet conversation of prayer. While our humanness creates a sense of distance, the heart of the Gospel reveals a Father who does not wait for an apology but runs to meet us with open arms.
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament Reading the Old Testament without looking for Jesus is a bit like trying to assemble a complicated piece of flat-pack furniture whilst ignoring the instructions and the illustration on the box; you might eventually produce something that stands upright, but you will almost certainly Read more
Explore the beautiful biblical patterns connecting the Garden of Eden to the hill of Calvary. Discover how Jesus, as the second Adam, reversed the fall by transforming a Roman instrument of death into the new Tree of Life for all who seek his restorative grace and healing.