The Church doesn’t need people to be Batman. It requires everybody to live out who and what they have been called to be. The Church requires a full mobilisation of its members, not only a select few heroes. Batman is the problem with Gotham City. He is out there fighting crime, forcing criminals and super…
Over time, the initial pain of grief gives way to the dull ache of absence. People think this is because grief shrinks over time. I think it is more that we grow used to it, and the sharpness of its edges is changed into something else. I think that grief over times ends up being…
We make a mistake when we think of discipleship as something which develops in a straight line from A to B. Instead, when working with survivors of, or people experiencing, trauma, we need to recognise the fragmental nature of human reality and so also avoid faith-tropes such as holism, wholeness, and flourishing. We need to…
The short answer: probably not. The longer answer… Christianity and Money Don’t Go Together Christianity has had a complicated relationship with money and wealth throughout its existence. In its early period, Christians were almost universally poor, oppressed, and at risk of their lives. They were frequently enslaved people, from ethnic minorities, and women. The Bible…
My almost-five year old (who currently thinks she is 15) has got to the stage of saying that things are “unfair” if she doesn’t like them. “No, you can’t have any chocolate tonight. Treats are for the weekend.” “But that’s not fair!” “Can you tidy your toys away please?” “That’s not fair!” You get the…
The sin of hypocrisy is the sin which is often most besetting for Christian communities. It is also the sin which Jesus spent most of his time calling out. This was particularly true during Holy Week. Yesterday, on Holy Monday, we saw Jesus flipping over the tables in the Temple to signal the start of…
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A question that Christians have been asking for two thousand years is to what degree a Christian must obey the government. There has not been a consistent answer, and there is still a broad disagreement over the question. But of course, like everything in life, the question itself is not actually as simple as it…
Christianity is always political. It should be separated from political parties, and the church’s leaders should not also be the state’s leaders, nor should the state lead the church. But, at no point is Christianity apolitical. The Church, and it’s representatives, must and should hold political power to account. The sermon given by Bishop Budde…
Content Warning: Discussions of Death, Dying, and Suicide This is, of course, a delicate and emotive subject. The question of Human Dignity and Euthanasia is an important one which must be discussed, but we also need to take care of our own well-being within that discussion. Please be aware of your own circumstances when reading…