Many books have been written about the future of the world and of the Christian Church. The global panic about climate change, pandemics, famine, warfare and international migration is the secular equivalent of a similar panic among religious people. This panic is not surprising to those who know the Christian Bible. The concept of "moral …
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A Christian funeral and burial
Yesterday my wife and I attended a funeral in a small community on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands. The usual practice there is to conduct family worship and then the minister gives a short address at the local cemetery after the burial. The hearty singing of the praises of God from the Scottish …
Black on white
After red on red or blue on blue, we now have black on white. Black on white is intensifying in the USA. The language battle and the debate on racism is becoming so bad in the USA that the rich are buying second passports to keep ahead of the expected civil unrest by leaving the …
Disestablishment and the Church of England
This video at the New Culture Forum's spring conference 2022 shows some of the current problems in the Church of England. Some of us have known a much longer list for a much longer time. However, one proposed 'solution' was to disestablish the Church of England, which was compared to privatising a national institution. The …
Milestones and summaries
Today I have reached my 67th birthday. It is a palindromic date 22/2/22 or 22/02/2022. This time last year I celebrated my State Pension at 66 years. My older brother never reached 67 years old so, after following behind him all his life, in this one respect I have overtaken him. I wondered how to …
A Royal Platinum Jubilee
Tomorrow will mark the remarkable Platinum Jubilee of the accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Peaceful transitions Queen Elizabeth acceded to the British throne on 6th February 1952, 70 years ago, when her father George VI died, the last Emperor of India and thereby the last ruler of the largest …
Another anniversary
Today, if he had lived to see it, my only brother Andrew would have been 70 years old. I cannot let it pass without a few moments of reflection. He died four calendar years ago, aged 66 years old. I have not yet reached the 70-year milestone, being three years younger all his lifetime, upon …
The usefulness of Bible exegesis
This is the second blogpost in my current series on Bible exegesis for beginners. You may want to begin at the beginning. The first blogpost was to help you load an essential Bible tool on to your computer, which you can consult at anytime even when you are not on the internet. I plan to …
Bible Exegesis for Beginners
A Happy New Year to all my readers. Last New Year I posted Do you know the Doorman? This is a very important question and your answer is even more important. January is the door to the New Year and Jesus Christ is the Door to heaven and a new life. We learn from Him …
Matthew 24v24
A Canadian friend asked me how Matthew 24:4 applies in our day. "For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and miracles, and in this manner to deceive if it was possible even the elect." Jesus Christ: Matthew 24:24 This follows Jesus' command: "Jesus answered and said to …
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