Entries categorized as faith
Doubting Thomas? or Honest Thomas?
I had a discussion with someone about faith and doubt.
This is an old post from 2005, but it seems apt to repost it here:
John 20 relates the story of the disciple who was not there when Jesus’ made a resurrection appearace to the gathered disciples. Later he couldn’t take in the information – couldn’t More...
Music, Conversion and God
Here’s an article about eight musicians who left their career to work/live/sing for God, and then later came back to music. Go on, guess who they are before you look…
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Bible reading
"…we should be trying to work out how to read the bible well rather than reading the text right."
Paula Gooder
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Atheism and Faith
"I have a friend – a gifted pastor and spiritual guide – who is helping
someone lose his faith. He is convinced that the man’s picture of God
is destroying him, spiritually and mentally. It is deeply implicated in
the man’s moral and mental breakdown. Theologically, this picture of
God is expressed within orthodox language, but it is profoundly
destructive, More...
class, conversion, atheists and theists
Church Mouse reports on the various findings of Theos, concerning whether belief, education and social class are interconnected. Apparently you are more likely to find faith, having previously not believed, if you are educated.
As always, there are various possible interpretations of such data? Is it because the smarter you are the more likely you are More...
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author musician theologian
Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
This title focuses on the importance of understanding who God is - and who he is not. It explores the core Lenten idea of 'giving up', taking it beyond the traditional idea of simply abstaining from something.
This book compares and contrasts the different Gospel narratives of Christ's coming. It is designed specifically for use in 2007, highlighting links to the Church calendar. It is intended for those wanting daily Bible readings for Advent.
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