christocentric monotheism: part two (ohh!)

Yahweh’s claim is absolute—it claims all. “When God invades man’s consciousness, man’s reliance on ‘peace and security’ vanishes from every nook of his existence. His life as a single whole becomes vulnerable. Broken down are the bulkheads between the chambers which confine explosions to one compartment. When God chooses man, He invests [...]

christocentric monotheism: part one (eh?)

As we have seen (in the last few posts) , the ‘gift’ that persecution bestows on the people of God is the clarification of the central message of the Church. This in turn begs the question; what is that message? What does it look and feel like when reduced to utter simplicity? This study [...]

the issue of simplexity

The word simplex has appeared a few times on this blog. Its probably time to try and to eloborate on the idea behind my use of the this term. Well…while I use it is a nuanced way, it is stolen from the realm of biology, the humble naughty virus herpes simplex no less! [...]

is justice above god or is god just?

I went to community worship this morning and I must admit to being somewhat put out of joint by some of the things the speaker/preacher said. The whole thing had the opposite effect than what was no doubt intended–I was moved in the wrong direction and I was left a little grumpy by the [...]

don’t emerge before you get missional

This phrase was introduced into our conversation at the Forge Tribal Moot over this last week. It comes from the mind of Tim Hein, our Forge South Australian director. His concern, and I might add ours, is that people who read about new forms and ideas about church and mission, get excited, and [...]

To know God is to change…

I am feeling a tad philosophical because I have been listening to a remarkable series of lectures by that wonderful Scottish theologian T.F. Torrance. In ways reminescent of my philosophical hero Soren Kierkegaard, he suggests that to know God is to change. This is so, he suggests, because genuine knowledge of God involves requires [...]

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