Theology – Page 20 – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

4 Things about God – Sy Rogers

By Peter Ould Posted on June 18, 2009 Posted in Classical Spirituality, Theology 3 Comments Tagged with God, Great Time, Sy Rogers, Teaching Point, Three Minutes, Youtube

I had the delight to have dinner with Sy Rogers about a month ago. What a great time! Here’s a short but powerful video of a key teaching point from him. Just three minutes long but full of vital stuff. …

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Questions from Bubbles

By Peter Ould Posted on May 25, 2009 Posted in Lighter Things, Theology 4 Comments Tagged with Angels, Batteries, Birthday Paper, Brilliant Collection, Bubbles, Christmas, Christmas Paper, Christmas Presents, Easter Eggs, Flowers, God, Heaven, Ice Lolly, Inquiries, Jesus, Pyjamas, Single One, Sun, Teeth, Ups, Yucky

Our latest church magazine has a list of questions asked by kids in our “Bubbles” group, aged 2+. They’re quite a brilliant collection of deep spiritual inquiries. Enjoy – every single one of them is absolutely genuine! Does God wear …

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Death is not Dying

By Peter Ould Posted on May 24, 2009 Posted in Testimony, Theology, Wholeness 2 Comments Tagged with Death Dying, Diary, Wow

Wow. I mean, wow! Clear your diary, find a good hour, and sit back. Wow!

Fraser denies that Jesus was a Sacrifice

By Peter Ould Posted on April 15, 2009 Posted in Easter, Heresy, Scripture, Theology 28 Comments Tagged with Blood Sacrifice, Christianity, Death Of Christ, Endorsement, Evangelical Christians, Giles Fraser, Good Friday, Good Friday Service, Holy Week, Hunchback, Isaiah 53, Lord Have Mercy, Nonsense, Peace With God, Pope, Ritual Murders, Sacrifice Jesus, Scapegoats, Theology, Transgressions

Just when you thought he’d quietened down and stopped spouting unbiblical nonsense, Giles Fraser has been at it again this weekend in this wonderful column in the Guardian. But what would I have made of yesterday’s Good Friday service? Could …

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The Double Agony

By Peter Ould Posted on March 31, 2009 Posted in Theology, Worship 6 Comments Tagged with Agony, Elect, Foe, Jesus, Love, Physical Death, Praise To The Holiest In The Height, Sin, Staff Team

At a staff team day away yesterday, we mused over what Newman meant by this verse in the classic “Praise to the Holiest in the Height” O generous love! that he who smote in Man for man the foe, the …

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Ruth and Naomi – An exegesis

By Peter Ould Posted on March 17, 2009 Posted in Sexuality, Theology 38 Comments Tagged with Covenant, Covenants, Daughters In Law, Exegesis, Judah, Kindness, Moab, Mother In Law, People, Ruth And Naomi, Same Sex Relationships, Scriptures, Sister In Law, Two Daughters

Continuing the discussion of last week, I want to examine the covenant that Ruth makes with Naomi to see whether it can be used as any basis for celibate covenants. I understand that for some of my readers even contemplating …

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