Betrayed
By: Rodney Olsen
We’ve all been let down. People close to us have hurt us. We’ve been disappointed by those we thought we could depend upon. Read more
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Snapchats of Dead Bodies: The Loss of Sacred Things
By: Jennie Scott
“Did you see where kids were Snapchatting during the shooting?” my sister asked. “They showed the bodies on the ground.”
No, I didn’t. Thank goodness. But I am not surprised. Read more
What Does it Mean That Jesus Was Buried in a New Tomb?
Sometimes we just have to dig a little to find beautiful meanings hidden just under the surface of the Bible. John 19:41 is one of those verses. It tells us that Jesus was buried in a “new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid” (NIV). Read more
A Theology of Chocolate – How Our Twisted Ideas Turned God into a Killjoy
By: Tania Harris
Magnums are one of my all-time favourite ice-creams. I love the smooth Belgian chocolate and the rich ice-cream inside. But some years ago, Magnum launched a new marketing campaign, labelling each of their ice-creams with one of the seven deadly sins. Read more
Movie Review: Paul, Apostle of Christ
By: Adam Niven
No doubt at some point in your Christian journey you’ve asked yourself how you would respond in the face of severe persecution. Read more
He Touches Your Feet
When my wife came to Australia as a young adult, she had to attend English classes. She did these classes with a mixture of people from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
In one of these classes she was sitting next to a young man from the Middle East, and for some reason, to get his attention, she tapped his foot with her own foot. She was completely taken aback at how furious he became at her! Read more
How Do We Explain?
By: Rodney Olsen
Looking across a couple of news websites I’ve seen a common theme.
“How do I explain this to my 10-year-old son?”
“I was ashamed to explain to my nine-year-old son that we had planned to cheat.” Read more
The Day Jesus Messed Up His Nice-Guy Image
By: Sheridan Voysey
I have the great fortune of living in Oxford. Tolkien wrote his books not far from where I live. Shakespeare used to lodge down the road. And with a short walk to Oxford University’s Keble College, I can see one of the world’s most famous paintings of Jesus—Holman Hunt’s The Light of the World. It’s a touching painting, but the picture of Jesus it presents gets quite messed up each Easter. Read more