There is not a lot in Gensis that looks like (petitionary) prayer as we know it. God tends to just talk to people directly, and sometimes there are direct conversations. The experience of Christian…| Constantly Reforming
A friend made me think about the royal commission and the responses of many Church institutions to threats. She highlighted the knee-jerk reaction of the institutions to defend themselves and their…| Constantly Reforming
In Genesis 12, Abraham finds himself in Egypt with Sarah, worries that someone might kill him to take her, so instead he lets Pharaoh take her as his wife. Was this a good decision? In human terms …| Constantly Reforming
So I’ve been doing a new thing with my Wordpress site. Instead of blogging my work as I did on my honours project (which resulted in posts that were haphazard, to say the least) I’m now…| Constantly Reforming
In a recent Briefing interview, Phillip Jensen said: I was a pacifist for some years, and again that’s a hopeless position, because you can’t really be a Christian pacifist and worship the ‘God of …| Constantly Reforming
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So, it turns out that working full time is even more work than working and studying. Who’d have thought it? I’ll be returning to just war over time, and will post my paper when I figure…| Constantly Reforming
Contrary to Yoder’s theology of authorities, the governmental role of violent judgment does not make them inherently evil. While it is clear that Christians should not participate in war, it would …| Constantly Reforming
Apart from praying and proclaiming the Word, is a Christian to remain mute in the face of evil throughout the world? Psalm 139 gives a valuable example. Written in the aftermath of the Exile, there…| Constantly Reforming
Should a Christian country engage in war? Firstly, there is a great difference between a country that is founded on Christian principles, and a country that is governed by followers of Jesus. In th…| Constantly Reforming
