To understand why you believe what you believe or know what you know is perhaps more important now, given that the marketplace of ideas has become globalised, democratised, and monetised. That’s to say that ideas from all across the world are accessible to you near instantly. The voices you hear are not necessarily those ofContinue reading “Good People Think Better”
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The Order Beneath the Tension – Ministry’s Priorities
No minister (or Christian) will be all things equally, at once, or at all times: smart, practical, prayerful, faithful, efficient, effective, respectable, humble, confident, organised, servant-hearted, and so on – in a word, “Balanced.” But there are prerequisites of character that must be in place before ministry begins. I bring this up because I recentlyContinue reading “The Order Beneath the Tension – Ministry’s Priorities”
AI, Wisdom, and the Complexity of Consciousness
With the AI boom having recently made waves in the world of everyday folk, what is washing up on the shores of our thoughts is… our thoughts. That is, our consciousness. So it is that there is a renewed—or at least more realistic and tangible—line of questioning emerging. People talk about uploading their consciousness toContinue reading “AI, Wisdom, and the Complexity of Consciousness”
A Heirachy for Reading Mediums
Because there are a number of mediums in which to read (or listen—I’ll just keep referring to reading/listening as reading) a book, the manner in which we read a book can play a role in the way we understand and learn from that book. The following is a hierarchy of the way I categorize mediumsContinue reading “A Heirachy for Reading Mediums”
How The Gospel Narrative Rewrites Cultural Narratives
“Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and theContinue reading “How The Gospel Narrative Rewrites Cultural Narratives”
Thoughts on, Recovering the Lost Art of Reading. Part 2
Will you get more out of the Bible if you are a better reader? Obviously, yes! To say otherwise is absurd. The Bible is read. Reading is a technical skill. It requires competency. There is a degree of understanding that you need to begin reading but then you also grow in degrees of competency thusContinue reading “Thoughts on, Recovering the Lost Art of Reading. Part 2”
Thoughts on, Recovering the Lost Art Of Reading. Part 1
Does the availability of reading material through the Internet promote better reading in your experience? First of all, surely it’s a good thing that there is more access to reading material in general across all sorts of mediums, electronic included. That’s because it potentially means more access to knowledge. The trouble with widespread access isContinue reading “Thoughts on, Recovering the Lost Art Of Reading. Part 1”
Jesus as a Way of Life
Some thoughts on the popular book, “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry”, by John Mark Comer
Divinely Appointed Cognitive Dissonance – O.T. Motifs
They are back at it again. Round two of the much anticipated boxing match of the theological century. In the red corner, God’s sovereignty is back for more. In the blue corner, human responsibility won’t give up.
Wait… Did I use the wrong metaphor again?
Divinely Appointed Cognitive Dissonance – O.T. Specific Passages
In the red corner we have God’s sovereignty. He’s fought many battles and won. And in the blue corner is human responsibility. Just as many battles, and just as many victories. Watch as the two fight it out!
Wait… Is this the right metaphor?
Bigvai and Shiphrah 