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Passing the time. Part 4

Passing the time Part 4: Back to consider again if it really would be a bad thing if life went on forever. Let’s return to the idea of our physical lives needing to be limited by death to give them meaning, for I am not sure that this is true. Certainly, linked to my experienceContinue reading “Passing the time. Part 4”

Passing the time. Part 3

Passing the time Part 3: Eternal life in heaven Let’s consider now the idea of eternal life in heaven. It is extremely difficult to imagine what this could actually be like if it exists as a literal reality. I have, however, spent nearly all my life as a firm believer in the life of heavenContinue reading “Passing the time. Part 3”

Passing the time. Part 2

Passing the time Part 2: Experience is timeless – but some say it is death that makes life meaningful The first thing that strikes me, as I consider it, is that the experience of the present moment is, in fact, timeless. Although we understand that each passing moment is just that: passing away to beContinue reading “Passing the time. Part 2”

Passing the time. Part 1

Passing the time (A philosophical reflection on what the passing of time means. In 5 parts) Part 1: Sitting in my sunny window this morning I want to consider what the passing of time means. This morning, I sat by the window at the back of my house as the glorious morning sun poured in.Continue reading “Passing the time. Part 1”

Christ is risen! Part 4

Christ is risen! Part 4: Join the way. The importance of the crucifixion is that this new attitude to life is not a warm, fluffy day-dream, that can only exist in a fantasy world of niceness, or in the lives of the comfortable with no challenges to face. “Christ is risen” is the acclamation inContinue reading “Christ is risen! Part 4”

Christ is risen! Part 3

Christ is risen! Part 3: The song of new life And somehow, all those attempts to say, “Hah! All your hope of new life was all an illusion! Look, hatred and injustice have triumphed after all” – all those attempts failed. The followers of Jesus said, “No, he is risen! We have not lost him.”Continue reading “Christ is risen! Part 3”

Christ is risen! Part 2

Christ is risen! Part 2: Something has happened, and it has set us free. Early on the first day of the week, the women went to the tomb. They went to anoint a dead body. To revere the remains of the one they loved. To treat with honour the body that had been so disgracefullyContinue reading “Christ is risen! Part 2”

Christ is risen! Part 1

Christ is risen! (A theological reflection in 4 parts) Christ is risen! Part 1: The great reversal: hate to love; death to life. On the third day. For those who believe, who know the gospel, no more is needed to be said to connect us to resurrection life. Except to say, now it is theContinue reading “Christ is risen! Part 1”

What is the appeal of Jesus? Part 9

What is the appeal of Jesus? Part 9: An afterthought to clear up a possible misconception Secular minded people sometimes get cross and frustrated with Christians for continually harping on about sin. They see this as a negative, oppressive thing, something that needs to be left behind in order to embrace life. And we canContinue reading “What is the appeal of Jesus? Part 9”

What is the appeal of Jesus? Part 8

What is the appeal of Jesus? Part 8: A new settlement for religion We could stand back and say that Christians are not worshipping God (conceived as a person); they are worshipping a set of spiritual values, which they set up as the centre of their lives. We might say that they have personalised thisContinue reading “What is the appeal of Jesus? Part 8”