Have you ever noticed that there is a breed of atheists who are also Bible scholars and then there are Bible scholars who seem to be atheists? These non believers are believers in a special sort of way. They do not believe the Bible is the inspired and infallible Word of God, but they do believe their particular theories about the Bible are infallible. When I lived in England I had a bust up with the famous Bible scholar Geza... Read more
One of the things the atheists like to destroy is the New Testament. Without anything positive to offer themselves, they feel obliged to de-construct the authority of the New Testament if they can. A favorite way to do this is to try to show that the New Testament is a much edited, late cut and paste job by people unknown which has very little to do with the historical Jesus. One of the books they like to attack is the... Read more
I thought atheists were supposed to be smart. Guess not. Here’s an ad American Atheists have paid $25,000.00 to put up in Times Square. What’s hilarious about this ill-thought out campaign is that the atheists keep telling us they are only interested in evidence. They only want the facts ma’am. They’re thinkers. They’re rational. blah blah blah. They’re opposed to “myths”. They don’t like make believe. They think it’s a form of child abuse to tell children stories about big... Read more
Protestant pastors Chris Seidman and Josh Graves have co-written a practical guide to the Beatitudes in their little book, Heaven on Earth. One of the best things from the Evangelical Protestant tradition is solid, clear, practical, Bible based preaching. A good Evangelical preacher can hold his congregation’s attention for a good 30 minutes or half hour and the congregation are used to taking notes, receiving solid content and practical applications of the Scriptures to the challenges of every day Christian discipleship.... Read more
When I was first ordained as an Anglican priest I dropped by to see Fr Richard–a retired priest of the old school. He would regularly celebrate the early morning Eucharist. When I asked him how many were at Mass he smiled and said, “Millions! But I could only see four.” As I celebrated Mass today–only seeing twelve–I thought how secretly God works in the world. In the midst of the hurly burly, hurrying world God’s priests quietly go to church... Read more
Not Lucile Ball, but St Lucy is the one I love. It is her feast day today, and here are some reasons why she’s important: Firstly, there is the symbolism of her name. “Lucy” comes from the Latin for light–“Lux” or “Lucis”. Lucy is the saint of Light in the season of Advent which is the season of Light. Advent Light in the dark time of the year. With her good works, her purity and her love for the poor,... Read more
I do enjoy writing a headline that catches your attention… Fr Christopher Phillips is the much loved priest of Church of the Atonement in San Antonio. He was good enough to read my e-short story, The Vicar of Great Snoring and he reviews it here. I don’t have much time or money to promote this short story, but here’s a deal. If you have a blog, and would like to review The Vicar of Great Snoring, send me an email request.... Read more
Guest blogger, The Rev’d Humphrey Blytherington is Vicar of St Hilda’s, Little Snoring with All Saints, Great Snoring. He is a graduate of Plymouth University. He completed his studies for the ministry at Latimer Hall, Durham. He is married to Daphne and enjoys home brewing, model railroading and is an avid member of the Great Snoring Morris Dancers. Yesterday morning, as I was just enjoying a dippy egg with soldiers, Daphne made a disconcerting choking sound from behind her copy... Read more
In the current debate on hell (which is really a debate on universalism) there is some fuzzy thinking going on. Here is an excerpt from my book The Quest for the Creed which comes out next week. This book is a new edition of Adventures in Orthodoxy. Published by Crossroads, it has new material and a new format. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Someone once asked the famous mystic Padre Pio, what he thought of modern people who didn’t believe in hell. His terse reply was, “They will... Read more
…they will rule you. Those who follow the news in Britain will be aware that the Prime Minister is intent on pushing through legislation that allows gay marriage to take place in churches. Full assurances are being given that no one will be forced to marry homosexuals. They are simply allowing it to take place if that is what people want. Uh huh. Let’s try to remember how this has all unfolded. I lived in England. I remember. The first... Read more
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