Category Archives: God

God as the voice in our heads Part 2: The importance of the framework of understanding I am very keen on analysing this, because I believe that it is vital for making sense of anything and everything. However, although everyone has a framework of understanding – this is inescapable – I think it’s likely thatContinue reading “God as the voice in our heads. (Part 2)”

(A theological reflection in 5 parts. Sections are somewhat longer than usual as there is quite a lot to say, and I hope it may be easier to grasp if I give a considerable chunk at one time, where readers can take on a coherent argument in one go. Please bear with me on partContinue reading “God as the voice in our heads. (Part 1)”

Be thankful. Beloved. A song of incarnation. Why should I feel loved? Why be thankful to be alive? Religious people always go on about the love of God – but what if you have never experienced this, or don’t believe in God? I believe we can find joy and peace and love within our experience,Continue reading “Be thankful. Beloved. A song of incarnation.”

The Lord is here; his kingdom has come Part 16: In God we find fulfilment now and hope for the future “The kingdom has come” is Christians’ declaration of hope that redemption is possible. That a person can live a new life – not simply a life that rediscovers qualities of love and joy andContinue reading “The Lord is here; his kingdom has come. (Part 16)”

The Lord is here; his kingdom has come Part 15: It is the love of God that transforms us We have not fully expressed the transformative effect of God’s love. It is only as we open ourselves to the love of God that we see a new way to live – for ourselves, and inContinue reading “The Lord is here; his kingdom has come. (Part 15)”

The Lord is here; his kingdom has come Part 14: It is God as a person with whom we are in relationship that we are in love with This is a great challenge -especially to Christians like me who revel so much in their experience of God’s presence. Our faith must not simply be aContinue reading “The Lord is here; his kingdom has come. (Part 14)”

The Lord is here; his kingdom has come Part 13: It is the love of God that transforms our humanity So, what we end up with is not Christians making a deceitful retreat from facing the reality in the world of evil and suffering, into a “safe” internal psychological space where all that really mattersContinue reading “The Lord is here; his kingdom has come. (Part 13)”

The Lord is here; his kingdom has come Part 12: God’s kingdom redeems humanity; it does not terminate our humanity However, I try to base my approach on sober realism. I cannot be blind to the suffering in the world, so I cannot be glibly optimistic that “all is well”. Yet I have not forgottenContinue reading “The Lord is here; his kingdom has come. (Part 12)”

The Lord is here; his kingdom has come Part 11: The kingdom really has come – here in the world as we know it to be Let’s consider, “the kingdom has come” more carefully, because on face value it is so ridiculous a thing to say as to be offensive. God’s kingdom has clearly notContinue reading “The Lord is here; his kingdom has come. (Part 11)”

The Lord is here; his kingdom has come Part 10: Where the Lord is, there is his kingdom So, believers no longer understand themselves to be powerless, insignificant pawns, flotsam, swirled this way and that by every current of human society, or meaningless, accidental products of a material universe . We are a band ofContinue reading “The Lord is here; his kingdom has come. (Part 10)”