The World Reborn
This Sunday is Easter, the most important day of the Christian calendar. However, it seems that many Christians don't fully understand the importance of Easter. If you ask churchgoers to…
The Ultimate Power Struggle
We learned in last week's blog that Christmas is all about the confluence of religion and politics. Christmas is of course religious in that it's a part of the unfolding…
Talking Politics at Christmas Dinner
There is an old adage which says that when you're in polite company there are two subjects which should be avoided at all costs - religion and politics. The reason…
The Climax of Israel’s Story
So far in this blog series we've looked at key themes in the Old Testament which help us to understand what the gospel means. For Jews at the time of…
Good News of Great Joy!
Well, it's a couple of weeks after Christmas. Even though we're a little behind the church calendar, we're going to finally arrive Jesus' birth narrative. But first let's review where…