Delvyn Case on his 20-minute solo cantata: ‘The Binding of Isaac According to the Elohist’, that brings to life the famous biblical story of Abraham and Isaac.
The other side of Christmas…
Guest blog from Sarah Travis considering the story of Jesus’ birth and the potential trauma that existed through his life.
Psalm 33 – ‘Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord’
In this guest blog, Steve Langton considers the interpretation of Psalm 33 and its use to justify the idea of ‘Christian country’ or ‘state church’.
Gender-based violence and the Bible – what can we learn from one another?
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a crime as old, if not older, than the Bible. Yet, it is also a crime that remains endemic today, with almost one in three women globally having ‘been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner
Book Review: God and Guns: The Bible against American Gun Culture
Caio Peres reviews “God and Guns: The Bible against American Gun Culture” edited by C. L. Crouch and Christopher B. Hays (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2021) You are different with a gun in your hand; the gun is different
Bibliolog and Bibliodrama – an approach to playing with sacred texts
In this guest post David Tatem introduces Bibliodrama and Bibliolog, two ways of engaging with biblical texts which could be used to explore texts of violence.
Book review: Texts After Terror: Rape, Sexual Violence, and The Hebrew Bible
Alexiana Fry reviews Rhiannon Graybill’s new book Texts After Terror: Rape, Sexual Violence, and The Hebrew Bible
A review of ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’: On Mark Driscoll, intimidation, and power
This author highlights the importance of power literacy, the role of intimidation in the culture of Mars Hill, and the centrality of gender in Driscoll’s teaching.
A Prisoner of War Opens The Door
This Remembrance Day we share this personal family story from Revd Glen Robins. There has always been something enigmatic about my Uncle Roy. I wore his winter jacket when I was in high school. And his pictures were always faithfully
Avoiding Advent Anti-Judaism
How do we preach from the Old Testament in ways that avoid anti-Judaism? In this latest blogpost for our Sunday Sermon Monday Mourning series, Revd Robert Parkinson reflects on the question. Advent and Christmas provide rich occasions for preaching and