Sunday, April 26, 2026

The power of the Word of God is not in information: continuing with St John

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This continues a short series on the power of the Word of God.  As a short recap of the prior post: When we look at words we are accustomed ...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

The power of the Word of God is not rhetorical: Let's start with St Peter

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When we think about powerful words, we may think of rhetoric: skillful persuasion. There is a tendency to think of evangelism and even faith...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Evil as "lack of good" is only part of the story

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In Christian circles, evil has long been understood as the lack of good. Evil, we believe, is not a thing in itself, much like darkness is n...
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Sunday, April 05, 2026

And on the third day ...

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On Good Friday, we have a solemn service in remembrance of Jesus' death. And we do achieve solemnity. But we probably do not come anywhe...
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Sunday, March 29, 2026

Schrodinger's Theology

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This is a conversational response to a post over at Ken Schenck's blog, " The war of the 2 natures ". As Mr Schenck writes, ...
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Sunday, March 22, 2026

"The abundance of the heart" for good or evil

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How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (Matthew 12:34) There were people who had...
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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Recognizing the strategies of evil, the better to resist it

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In the season of Lent, we turn to resisting the powers of evil. I'd like to start by surveying some tools and strategies of evil that we...
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