Believe Differently

Large Christian gatherings normally freak the Jesus out of me - literally! But I absolutely love Greenbelt. I have just got back from this year’s festival – well actually, I got back Tuesday but this is the first chance I have had to write on my blog – and I thought I would point you [...]

I watched the Louis Theroux documentary, the other day, on the Phelps family and got into a conversation about whether what Pastor Phelps was saying was biblical or not.1 My point was that, actually, though we may not want to label his views as “Christian”, – though, no-doubt, some might! – I do reckon you could [...]

All theology is heresy. God is Love; the Devil is in the detail.
This sums my faith. To say anything more is to say too much; yet, I cannot stop saying stuff.
I need a magic eraser to strikethrough text even as I type. I am stuck. Words, strung together, grasp in vain for the object of [...]

I am an out and out relativist. I am absolutely convinced that I cannot be certain about anything – so much so, I must confess, I could be wrong about this one thing too!
I am convinced of our situatedness, that all the knowledge we have of our world and reality can only really be expressed [...]

A comment from Deb got me thinking about why I have put this site together. She cheekily suggested that I ought to get out more and that interacting with people on a website did not necessarily count! Well I agree, nothing substitutes for authentic Christian fellowship and this site is certainly not about doing that. Her comment [...]

Theology is not meant to be done in ivory towers by people who call themselves theologians. It is something to be worked out in the blood and guts of ordinary lives. I am convinced - for all sorts of reasons that I hope will come out in future blogs - that theology is something which should be contextualized [...]