Author: Mandy
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On asking hard questions (or ‘be a bit more Nicodemus’)
Who was Nicodemus? Before I get into that can I recommend you check out the recent American production, The Chosen, a magnificent multi-series about the life of Jesus. Produced by Dallas Jenkins, he and his team have chosen (pardon the pun) some incredibly authentic actors to play the key roles – my own favourites include… Read more
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On Remembering
For millions of Christians around the world, the central act of their worshipping life is the Eucharist. They remember, and they obey Jesus’ command at the Last Supper as he shared bread and wine with his followers. His words have resonated down the ages, ‘do this as often as you eat it, in remembrance of… Read more
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On Forgiveness
What could you forgive? What could you not forgive? A child breaking a window accidentally, or an adult breaking one, deliberately? Could you forgive someone who stole from you if you recovered the loss? If they stole from you and you didn’t? Could you forgive someone who broke your heart? Does it depend who and… Read more
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On Power
In one of the children’s Bibles it says, as motivation for torturing and killing Jesus, ‘Some people did not like Jesus talking about God’. Sometimes the children’s way of saying things is so much more to the point. Some people did not like Jesus talking about God. For those who are not very familiar with… Read more
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On Genesis and the Suffering of God
Genesis is the first book of the Bible – a book about origins. I do not take it literally, or believe it was ever intended to be taken so. It was written as a poem, in Hebrew it scans as a poem; it is a poem. We should not be afraid to own that. It… Read more