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    Not A Trophy, A Gift

    After three chapters describing and extolling the personal and cosmic implications of the work of Christ, the first instruction given in the letter to the Ephesians is... Read more
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    Bitesize Bavinck

    It was one of those strange coincidences that I should post about Herman Bavinck last Friday and then Andrew did the same on Monday. This was entirely unplanned and I... Read more
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    Our Prophetic Paradigm

    We are living in a time that is defined by division, argument, and irreconcilable opinions. This is seen in our political debates (Trump, Brexit) and the extraordinary... Read more
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    Scripture, Science, and the Enigma of Man

    Here's a beautiful, pithy, summary of how Scripture explains anthropology in a way science cannot. Read more
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    Thus Spake Pastor Lockdown

    Jonny ('Pastor Lockdown') Mellor’s post yesterday was terrific. It is always good to look for and celebrate the positive, and like him I have many encouraging stories... Read more
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    A Very Curious Thing

    Reports of the impact of lockdown on the mental health of children and young people abound; but our societal attitudes towards children are strangely ambivalent with or... Read more
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    Pastoral Pressures

    Pastor, have you been planning your escape route? Read more
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    Concluding Corona Comments

    Inevitably, a lot of posts on Think this year have been connected to Covid-19 and it seems certain that 2021, at least at first, will also be dominated by the... Read more
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    This Side of History. Right.

    How is it that the statement, “I am a woman trapped in a man’s body,” has become coherent and meaningful? This is the question that opens and frames Carl... Read more
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    A Parable

    Twenty years ago, on a trip to South Africa, I picked up a copy of Noel Mostert’s ‘Frontiers’. This tells the tragic story of the ‘kaffir wars’ in which first... Read more