In thinking about some of the popular, liberal views about Christian beliefs (triggered by the John Spong post, below), I posed myself the question: ‘How should you relate to people who call themselves Christians yet don’t believe what Jesus taught?’ Here’s some of what Paul has to say about the resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:12-20 NIV): [...]

Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by Shayne
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I like this article taken from last week’s Weekly Bulletin, prepared for Graham’s parish. It’s a useful article to read in association with my ’viewpoint’ piece on John Spong.  ”The question of which god we serve is the most critical question of our lives. Today many people are attracted to what they call “non-theism” – in other words they [...]

Posted on August 21st, 2007 by Shayne
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John Shelby Spong retired as Episcopal Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, in February 2000. John Spong is the author of several bestselling books, including Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, Born of a Woman, Living in Sin, and Resurrection: Myth or Reality. He is a Fellow of the Westar Institute which is a member-supported, non-profit research [...]

Posted on August 20th, 2007 by Shayne
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Hi I’ve changed this site (all the work was actually done by Richard Wright of Midnight Software Solutions) from one based on a Content Management System to a normal WordPress blog style. The sad part of the change is that those who had links to the old site will find that they now don’t work. [...]

Posted on August 10th, 2007 by Shayne
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Advent is the season, not just for the celebration of the birth of Jesus, but also His return at the end of this present age.

Posted on August 10th, 2007 by Shayne
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