Tag: theology
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A Theology of Humour (part 3)
This is the third (and in my view the weakest) part of the dissertation. Having established what humour and a sense of it is; and (I hope) that God has a sense of humour and is the source of humour; this section attempts to apply some of that to life in church… A Theology of…
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A Theology of Humour (part 2)
This is the second instalment of my degree dissertation from 25 years ago. If you have skipped through yesterday’s bloggage your legs must be quite tired by now (teehee). You may find it helpful to look back at yesterday’s bloggerel before reading today’s just because that’s how the dissertation was written. However, that’s up to…
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theology from a joke?
A while ago the website Ship of Fools ran a competition to find the funniest religious joke. This was the winner, from comedian Emo Philips: Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in…
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essentials
So… the Baptist Union of Great Britain has a new logo. That’s bad news for Baptist Churches that have the old one embedded into their architecture! The old logo contained a cross, water and a fish. The new logo is explained in this diagram: (You have to recognise that the fish is swimming downwards). Oh…
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ready? steady? go!
I am feeling a bit self-chuffed. It might even be pride if that was not a sin (!). Regular bloggites will know that I enjoy learning and performing magic tricks. Well I have now invented a trick. I think it is quite good, magician friends to whom I have performed it also think it is…
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unorthodoxy
What is the test of orthodoxy for Churches and Christians? How do we know who is ‘kosher’*? In the book of Acts it was quite simple. When people showed that they had been filled with the Spirit of Jesus it was obvious that they were believers. In Paul’s letters (Romans and 1 Corinthians) he seems to…
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get your thinking cap on
I am looking at preparing a course about the Bible. it is intended to be for everybody from those who have been Christians for decades to those who are recent believers and even those who are not yet believers but would like to know more. The course will cover a wide range of subjects about…
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wrestlemania
Doesn’t it strike you as odd? In the midst of one of the most profound and exciting theological documents ever written we find an admission of failure by the author. I am talking about Paul’s letter to the Romans. It is a theological gold mine, with a rich seam of gold sprinkled with priceless jewels…
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a bloggage of biblical proportions
Picking up where I left off yesterday, what are some good questions to be asking about the Bible? What sort of literature is this? The Bible contains all sorts of different types of literature: historical prose, poetry, songs, apocalyptic literature, commentary on events, letters, and so on. It helps to know what sort of literature…
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