In this podcast: Walter Brueggemann returns to discuss the topic of Sabbath as a form of rebellion against a society that has been co-opted by the culture set forth by Pharaoh in the Old Testament. We discuss the need to treat Sabbath as a serious spiritual discipline (not just a childish luxury) and other necessary…
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The paradox of religion
Religion is antithetical and inimical to knowing God because the harder we try to know God through religion – whether in terms of doctrines or rituals or rites or institutions and so on – the further we move away from the intuitive knowledge of God. Similarly, the more we try to be godly or saintly,…
[Music video] Amy Grant – Don’t Try So Hard (Lyric Video) ft. James Taylor
Video information Album on iTunes – http://smarturl.it/iTunesHowMercyLooks Album on Amazon – http://smarturl.it/AmazonHowMercyLooks Available May 14 Music video by Amy Grant performing Don’t Try So Hard. (C) 2013 Amy Grant Productions under exclusive license to Sparrow Records. Here’s sharing this encouraging song by Amy Grant about grace. It is perhaps one of the better Christian songs…
The gospel and our consciousness (Video transcript)
The following is a transcript of my video “The gospel and our consciousness” which I posted online on 4 July 2011. I have added subheadings to give a sense of organisation to the content. Hello, here am I again. I am going to talk about the gospel. The gospel is the power of God to…
Hebrews 9-10 Our Conscience Has Been Cleansed Once For All
(This can be considered a follow-up to my previous post on 5 October 2010 “Another Look at the Cross – How the Message Portrays God“.) I believe Jesus came to save us from our conscience that condemns us, not from God nor from His wrath. The wrath doesn’t come from God; it comes from our…
Proverbs 2 – Knowing Christ as our Wisdom (Part 2)
I am blessed to know that Theodore Austin Sparks has also suggested that we ask ourselves “What is this to do with Christ?” when we read the book of Proverbs. Sparks wrote “Wherever you read the word Wisdom, put Christ in the place of Wisdom and you have transformed the book and you have got…
The Mystery of Christ 