I have not long finished reading a book called "A spectator's guide to Jesus", by John Dickson. It was an interesting read and got me thinking, so I guess a few posts are in the pipeline. After establishing historical evidence for Jesus' existance, Dickson goes on to explore the concept of Jesus as [...]
Archive for April, 2006
20 Apr
The tale beyond the whale
I am re-reading a great little book by Michael Frost called "Jesus the Fool". It is currently out of print, but is well worth the read if you can get your hands on it. In chapter 3, provocatively titled "Jesus the jester" he examines the story of Jonah. Now this is a book that [...]
16 Apr
Jesus in the Garden
On Friday night we had a reflective gathering at church contemplating the stations of the cross. We did not adhere to the traditional Catholic stations. People contributed art work, reflections, visualisations etc on parts of the story of Jesus' last hours that spoke to them in some way. My contribution was this [...]
13 Apr
God not always Right
This headline in the Herald Sun caught my eye whilst flicking through on my lunch break at work today. The article is written by Tim Costello and Jim Wallis. The alignment with right wing politics and Christianity in America is blindingly obvious, and it was not so long ago that I breathed a [...]
11 Apr
Evangelism – starting with Jesus
This might seem rather obvious, but l can't think of any better place to start. l don't mean some well documented treatise to prove his existence, or an in-depth theological explanation of our sinfulness. We are known as 'Christ-ians'. My own name means follower of Christ. Surely Jesus must be central in how [...]
6 Apr
Pastors and their wives
The term ''pastor's wife'' came up frequently at the recent National Vineyard conference. All the women l spoke to about it struggled with the term. l expected women who function as pastors to be uncomfortable, but interestingly, women who did not want to be considered as pastors felt the same. For one [...]
3 Apr
Musings from the pub
You don't need to go to conferences for mind expansion. We have a group that meets at a local pub. It is unstructured, with no clear leadership. Someone asks a question and we all engage in the answers that are not assessed as either right or wrong. Some of tonight's questions [...]
1 Apr
Living on the edge
I am finally back home after a weekend at Bendigo and the National Vineyard Conference. I have a bit to think about from the conference, mainly from Alan Hirsh's two sessions. I expect to have my mindsets challenged whenever I hear him speak, and this week I had my vocabulary expanded too. Alan [...]
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