Tel Kedesh in Upper Galilee, thought by some to be the possible location of one of the cities of refuge mentioned in Joshua 20. My Uncle Bill McCrindle, who lived for many years at Beecroft, was a great storyteller. As a small child, I lived in Wollongong, then moved overseas, and returned to attend boarding …
Reflections for the World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Shocking as it may sound, one of the world’s great moral crises remains hidden in plain sight. I’m talking about slavery, the commodification of human beings, the theft of freedom through the coercion and exploitation of vulnerable people. This coming Thursday, July 30, is the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, reminding us that behind ordinary streets, workplaces, farms, …
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How to live in the end-times
Writing on how Revelation chapter seven applies to Christian life today, British theologian Ian Paul suggests that The perennial question for anyone thinking seriously about the Christian life and our place in the world has two parts to it. First, we need to think about the world we are in, and try to make sense …
There’s some good in this world
Walter Brueggemann, one of the great Protestant theologians of the Hebrew Bible, died on Thursday, aged 92. Brueggemann is widely described as a modern prophet in the tradition of the prophets of the Hebrew Bible. He possessed the ability to explain the meaning of the ancient text with clarity and precision, and interpret its prophetic …
Vocation and the way of Jesus
Jorge Cocco, "Go and do likewise (the Good Samaritan)." Oil on canvas. In my last post, I discussed the universality of vocation and suggested that vocation is “the place where your deepest gladness meets the world’s deepest need.”[1] Here, I want to focus on “Christian” vocation and the thought of theologian Jürgen Moltmann. Those who follow the …
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