Christianity

Few symbols appear more frequently or carry greater theological significance in the New Testament than the heart. Modern Western culture tends to associate the heart primarily with emotions or romantic love. The New Testament, however, presents a far deeper understanding. The heart is the centre of human personality, encompassing the mind, the will, the conscience, the emotions, and the spirit....

Here is a 1,000-word essay suitable for an academic or theological audience. Among the many symbols employed in the New Testament, few are as rich and multilayered as the eye. Although the eye is a physical organ of sight, it is repeatedly used by Jesus and the New Testament writers as a metaphor for spiritual perception, moral discernment, inner character, faith, and the condition of the human...

NB this is a transcript of a Youtube video Edgar Cayce revealed something before he died that no one dared to publish widely. Something that has been kept hidden for decades in archives that ordinary people never examine, something that researchers, theologians, and scientists have read in silence and preferred not to discuss publicly. It is not a prophecy about earthquakes. It is not a warning...

Jesus and His Misfits Jesus chose an unlikely group of people to follow Him and represent Him in the world. When we think about the disciples, it is easy to imagine a group of exceptionally holy, gifted or impressive individuals. Yet the reality is quite different. They were ordinary people, full of flaws, weaknesses and contradictions. Matthew, who wrote this Gospel, had been a tax collector,...

Summary of talk From my men's Frome group With Richard, an RAF Engineer turned preacher A View from the Middle East: Listening Before Speaking I was asked to speak about the Middle East, though I should begin with a note of caution. I am neither an academic nor a trained political analyst. I am, by background, a mechanical engineer who spent thirty years in the Royal Navy and later found himself...

Our little ministry is always quaint, never predictable and intimate. That is why I love it. About 10 of us meet once a month on the first Sunday. I found myself thinking about Sunday’s address in the Methodist church afterwards, turning it over in my mind. If I had wanted to be critical, I could easily have listed several things that did not quite work — there was repetition, a slightly...