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    Sex Should be Sacrificial

    This is the fourth of a four-part series of posts on marriage and sex. Today I am going to consider the place of sacrifice in marriage. Read more
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    Believe Jesus: Mature

    Hebrews 5:11-6:12

    This is one of the most contested pieces of scripture, and therefore a perfect subject for the THINK blog. However, I’m going to leave the in-depth...
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    Sex Should Be Faithful

    This is the third of a four-part series of posts on marriage and sex. Today I am going to consider the place of faithfulness in marriage. Read more
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    Believe Jesus: Qualified by Humility

    Hebrews 5:1-10

    We all know that humility is a good thing, and arrogance bad, but we can be surprisingly poor at identifying these traits accurately – both in others...
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    Sex Should Be Fruitful

    This is the second of a four-part series of posts on marriage and sex. Today I am going to consider the place of procreation in marriage – and yes, these posts are... Read more
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    Believe Jesus: Pastor Jesus

    Hebrews 4:14-16

    The description of Jesus as ‘great high priest’ is a key theme in the letter to the Hebrews. Clearly, the author is writing from a Jewish context,...
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    Series: Meaningful Marriage

    Matthew Hosier has written a short series, based on extracts from his book Sex Talks, on meaningful marriage. Read more
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    More on Marriage

    Predictably, my post in response to the Same-Sex Marriage Bill generated some questions. It was a deliberately brief post, headlines rather than thesis, as manifestos... Read more
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    Some thoughts from THINK

    I’ve read NT Wright, and listened to him online, but before last week's THINK conference had never sat under his teaching in the flesh. It was a stimulating day, and... Read more
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    A Meaningful Marriage Manifesto

    The House of Lords might yet hold things up but it looks like 'same-sex marriage' (intentional quotes because 'same-sex' and 'marriage' is as oxymoronic as it gets) will... Read more