The author of Lament Forgive blogging from a Christian perspective about Forgiveness and The Nonviolent God, as well as Books and Writing.
God is Like Jesus
The New Testament teaches that God is exactly like Jesus. Yet we can struggle to believe this whenever we open the Old Testament and read about a violent God who is quite unlike his Son.
God is Love
If God is love, can we then legitimately swap God for love in that famous passage from Corinthians 13? God is patient, God is kind. He does not envy, he does not boast, he is not proud. He does not dishonour others, he is not self-seeking...
The Unspoken Reason Why Millennials are Leaving the Church
I am always curious to read articles telling us why Millennials are leaving the church. I want to see if the authors will go beyond looking at how the church operates and name violent theology as a reason why Millennials are abandoning institutional Christianity. It is rare to find someone so bold.
Is the Lion of Judah Worthy of Our Praise?
Lion and the Lamb is the 10th most sung praise song in the US and 11th in the UK according to CCLI. For half the chorus, God is praised as "the Lion of Judah" and the other half as "the Lamb that was slain." But is this good theology?