Dr Peter Singer: Who’s unethical?
Peter Singer hails from my land – Australia. He is one of the world’s leading ethicist/philosophers, not because his ideas are necessarily more ethical but because he has gone further and pushed harder...
View ArticleAdoption: It’s a lucky dip
It seems that not a week goes by without some kind of religious hullabaloo. What is it this week? A topic that is close to my heart. Adoption. I am thankful daily for the blessing of growing up in a...
View ArticleThe Bad Thing About Love
Why love? I spoke at a friend’s wedding the other day here in Bulgaria. It was an interesting experience as all first time cultural experiences are. It went smoothly. No hiccups are bloopers....
View ArticleMissions Musings 15: Sneaky sneaky
Colonialism is a swearword. Why? Well, look what Mr Dictionary.com has to say… co·lo·ni·al·ism [kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-uhm] Noun 1. the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent...
View ArticleBook Review: Hearing Her Voice – A Case for Women Giving Sermons. By John...
Hearing Her Voice: A Case for Women Giving Sermons. By John Dickson. Zondervan, 2012. $4.22 (On Kindle here). The main theme of John Dickson’s latest ebook is the way that modern notions are...
View ArticleMissions Musings 16: The controlling legacy
We’ve inherited a legacy. My mum always said, ‘If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say it at all.’ I try to operate by that principle with my blog posting. Ok, I revise it a little. It...
View ArticleTrinity Theological College: One good reason
Here is a very good reason why Trinity Theological College (Perth, Western Australia) is a great option for theological studies. In the clip below Dr Matthew Malcolm talks about how TTC approaches the...
View ArticleDon’t fool yourself
The dissertation that I’ve just started writing is on stuff about Martin Luther. So I’ve begun reading through Luther’s works. Where did I start? Where else but where it all began, his Ninety-Five...
View ArticleJesus’ Patchwork Kindness
Jesus didn’t really mean it. Is it true that Jesus didn’t really mean what he said in Mark 10:17 when he told the rich young ruler to sell everything he had and give it to the poor? How do we play this...
View ArticleMissions Musings 17: Reaching the churched
Many of us who live and work in foreign contexts are working with the churched. When I say churched I am speaking about those people who have been enculturated within a society where the institutional...
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