Kpop Demon Hunters as a masterclass on hope
I can think of few images more full of hope than the idea that the forces of darkness are defeated […]
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Hope in the arts, SunlightSunlight
Positive construction within established Christian egalitarian thought
Some thoughts on being an asexual Christian married woman
This is a long-overdue post in response to those who’ve asked me to write something about asexuality and theology. I
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My faith, Sunlight
Children of prophecy and prayer in the Bible: which parent did God tell first?
By my count, there are 13 stories of special pregnancies or prophecy over newly-born babies in the Bible. For each of them, I ask which parent did God tell first?
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Sunlight, The Bible and other studies
Transformation isn’t powered by love, but by a person. A few thoughts on the Holy Spirit (and my favourite Disney movie).
The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-first year. If he could
So what if Sarah didn’t wait on God? Choosing to act is not a sin.
When I was growing up, there was a lot of talk in church about discerning God’s will and waiting for
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Sunlight, The Bible and hope
1 Corinthians 15 for beginners: Part 4: transforming the perishable so as to inherit the imperishable (1 Cor 15:44-58)
Welcome to the final part of my four-part series sweeping through 1 Corinthians 15 on the subject of resurrection. You
1 Corinthians 15 for beginners: Part 3: resurrection is about the body – but what does that actually mean? (1 Cor 15:35-43)
Welcome to part three of my four-part series sweeping through 1 Corinthians 15 on the subject of resurrection. You can
1 Corinthians 15 for beginners: Part 2: resurrection as both a present and future event (1 Cor 15:12-34)
Welcome to part two of my four-part series sweeping through 1 Corinthians 15 on the subject of resurrection. You can
1 Corinthians 15 for beginners: Part 1: the legal case for Jesus’s resurrection from the dead (1 Cor 15:1-11)
1 Corinthians 15 is one of those chapters you literally have to read verse by verse. Then you read each
Resurrection is the vindication of the body – and the only complete answer to rape culture
Content note: I debated whether I should categorise this post as ‘sunlight’ or ‘moonlight’. On the one hand, its message
Potatoes and scandalzzz: what to make of Rachel Jankovic’s relentless book promotion?
Making a financial success of a new book is not an easy business in the age of the internet, especially
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Sunlight, The church and exclusion
sometimes I wonder… if Rachel Jankovic understands scandal (a response to her criticism of Kaitlin Shetler’s viral poem)
Over the last week or so, a #poemfortheresistance by Kaitlin Hardy Shetler has been making waves on the internet. Both
On consent for sex in the middle of the night
A video of this post is also available on Facebook. The middle of the night is not usually a good
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Sunlight, The church and consent
What exactly is this ‘preaching’ MacArthur speaks of, that he says it’s categorically beyond all women?
John MacArthur was recently asked what he thought of Beth Moore. In addition to telling her to ‘go home’, he
On wives ‘depriving’ their husbands of sex because she ‘doesn’t feel like it’
This post is a response to another Christian blogger who I hope you haven’t heard of. I’ve made two videos
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Sunlight, The church and consent
Consent means communicating if something’s not going to plan (in a context of mutual trust)
When it comes to sex, “consensual” isn’t the same as “no mistakes.” Sure, consensual means no big, life-changing mistakes. It
Sex and Consent: How does that work in a long-term relationship?
Photo credit: sasint from pixabay I originally wrote this post for abuse advocate Ashley Easter and you can find it
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Sunlight, The church and consent
Let’s talk about sarx! When Paul criticised ‘the flesh’ he wasn’t being body-negative
(Photo credit: Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash) I reckon one of the biggest chasms between Christian thought and sex-positive thinking
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Sex (and divorce) in the New Testament, Sunlight
Dear Christians: non-conformity is not the path to transformation
The book of Daniel often gets cited as the model for Christians to follow because he doesn’t acculturate, famously refusing
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Sunlight, The church and hope
Dear Christians: Daniel is not the distinctive role model you think he is
One of my bugbears about the church in the UK and US, is the strong emphasis of non-conformity. We’re told
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Sunlight, The church and hope
What exactly is a pledge? Exploring the types of commitment seen in the Bible
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about purity pledges. For the uninitiated, these are when Christian teenagers (both male and
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Sunlight, The Bible and other studies