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  • (A Smaller Collection of) Books of the Year 2018 image

    (A Smaller Collection of) Books of the Year 2018

    Andrew Bunt  |  Mon 10 December 2018  

    I’m sure that many of us share the same mix of feelings when Andrew posts his annual summary of the best books he has read that year: a combination of gratitude for his...

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    An Interview with David Bennett

    Andrew Bunt  |  Thu 6 December 2018  

    Last month I posted about David Bennett’s new book, A War of Loves. The book tells the story of David’s journey from being a gay activist to a follower of Jesus...

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  • Why I’m Wary of ‘the Presence of God’ image

    Why I’m Wary of ‘the Presence of God’

    Andrew Bunt  |  Thu 29 November 2018   There’s a lot of talk of ‘the presence of God’ these days. We want to ‘encounter the presence of God’, to ‘be filled with the presence of God’ and to... Read more
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    Christmas in Context

    Andrew Bunt  |  Fri 23 November 2018  

    Christmas only makes sense in context. You quickly realise that when you start to read the infancy narratives in Matthew and Luke. Who are David and Abraham and what’s...

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  • The Unexpected Story of a Gay Activist Discovering Jesus image

    The Unexpected Story of a Gay Activist Discovering Jesus

    Andrew Bunt  |  Tue 13 November 2018  

    As subtitles go, this has got to be one of the best and most intriguing. It’s the subtitle of A War of Loves by David Bennett which releases later this month (or today...

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    To Post, Or Not To Post

    Andrew Bunt  |  Thu 25 October 2018   I like social media. I like that it helps me keep a slight connection with friends who I rarely see in person; I like that it often gives me something to have a good... Read more
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    Coming Out - Some Advice for Christians

    Andrew Bunt  |  Thu 18 October 2018   This time last week the Twittersphere and blogosphere were filling up with posts marking National Coming Out Day. Christians who hold to the traditional historic... Read more
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    Sovereignty, Responsibility and the Cross

    Andrew Bunt  |  Tue 9 October 2018   How do we reconcile the fact that the Bible simultaneously presents God as absolutely sovereign over all things and humans as personally responsible for their own sin?... Read more
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    An Orientation to the Old Testament

    Andrew Bunt  |  Thu 20 September 2018  

    Last month I posted about Brent Strawn’s book Is the Old Testament Dying? I suggested that the critical condition of the Old Testament in many churches is not because we...

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    Saving Lives in the Church

    Andrew Bunt  |  Fri 14 September 2018  

    Four years ago (September 10th 2014) Lizzie Lowe, a 14 year old school girl from Didsbury, ended her own life. She was a gifted musician, a successful student and a...

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