Why is there so much about angels in the Nativity narratives of the Bible? The Biblical account is a narrative. It is constructed in the form of a story. So if the whole story of God is being told through the history of God’s dealings with creation, who is the story for? Who is the audience? It…
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Luke 13:19 – Pilate, Tower, Siloam, Galileans, Blood, Sarcifices, Sin, Calamity, Vinyard, and Jesus. I recently wrote this essay on Luke 13:1-9. My findings surprised me in one way: I had always thought this passage was about “sin and calamity”, but as it turns out, most Bible scholars thing…
“This life is very real to me, God” That’s precisely what the promise does, if we are to understand it properly. Other articles about the Ipswich Street Ministry Marketplace Christianity - In a Marketplace!Street Links 2012 - God does not show favouritism.Evangelism: What is it? Do you have…
“No more jail cells. Bill’s been paid. No more ticket to hell” For Big Fella, it’s personal. He’s still got friends in the drug scene, and he wants to pluck them out, one by one. Now, there’s an evangelistic enterprise… Other articles about the Ipswich Street Ministry Marketplace…
What is a ‘Christian Culture’? No matter how we define a Christian culture, it must begin with Christ himself, in who’s name it stands. By definition, everything that we find in “Christian culture” must be found in him, otherwise we are badly mistaken. That’s just common sense, right? So…