Alan Chambers, president of the ex-gay conversion therapy ministry Exodus International. I heard overnight of the decision by Exodus International to wind up its operations and cease ministering to people wishing to be rid of same sex attraction (see, for example, here and here). The spiritual and pastoral needs of the LGBTI community have never been …
Thin red line (sermon – part 2)
Sermon by Rod Benson, Blakehurst Baptist Church, Sunday July 22, 2001 (Part 2 of 2) [continued from here] Job 1:1-3:26 In the midst of his unimaginable pain and anguish, Job’s three friends arrive to sympathise with him and comfort him. They are shocked by his changed appearance, and they begin by sitting with him in the …
Should we design our descendants?
Scene from the 2010 film Never Let Me Go, based on the novel of the same title by Kazuo Ishiguro. Ten days ago, The Guardian newspaper reported that the prospects for victims of heart attack, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and other chronic illnesses took a dramatic turn for the better when it was revealed that human …
Thin red line (sermon – part 1)
Detail from "Job and His Friends" by Ilya Yefimovich Repin (1844–1930). Sermon by Rod Benson, Blakehurst Baptist Church, Sunday July 22, 2001 (Part 1 of 2) [continued here] Job 1:1-3:26 The prize for the longest expository preaching series goes to Joseph Carroll who preached from the book of Job for 29 years somewhere near London Bridge. …
The heart of Christian ethics
One temptation I face is reading fascinating blog posts, often work-related, at the expense of other important tasks. Last year [2012] I limited my blog browsing, but one blog I continue to find very rewarding and challenging is by Scott Higgins, a fellow Baptist minister and Director of Community Relations for Baptist World Aid Australia. …
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