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, SunlightHope
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
“Why are you still a Christian? What keeps you in faith?” My answer when a friend asked me these questions
A friend recently asked me why I’m still a Christian. She asked because she was having trouble holding onto her
I cannot believe the church’s responsibility is so small that we get to shrug and try better next time.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve seen some pretty horrific things passing through my social media feed the last
God is inclusive: in Deuteronomy, in Isaiah and in Acts (reflecting on the meaning of priesthood)
So, this is the season of Pentecost. In the Christian calendar, it’s when the church celebrates the coming of the
Currency for closure? On vulnerability and storycraft in a #metoo world
I want to talk about something that’s been on my mind, particularly since the #metoo hashtag started trending back in
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#metoo, Abuse dynamics, Firelight, My faith
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
Why am I making piano videos during a time of global crisis?
Yesterday I spent the whole morning setting up the living room. That meant: clearing stuff off the piano, taking the
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My creativity, StarlightIsaiah 58:1-9a – adapted as a call to Christians who campaign
Like many of the Old Testament prophets, Isaiah spoke about injustice, calling the people of Israel and Judah to account
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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
8 things that got me through the worst time in my life (in 500 words)
I shared this with a couple of people on Twitter and they said it helped them, so I figured I’d
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My faith, Starlight
Are your thoughts and prayers with … the system? Maybe they should be.
I’m grateful to say that gun violence is something quite remote from my experience and everyday life. The UK has
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Firelight, My faith, The church and hope
Does Good Omens promote the Gospel? Not quite, but it comes close
This is the second of a pair of posts about Good Omens. I’ll start with a quick recap of where
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Firelight, Hope in the arts
I heard a talk on penal substitutionary atonement; it tainted the ‘good’ in Good Friday
So, last week I heard a man in paid ministry explain why Good Friday is good. I took notes. I
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Firelight, The church and hope
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