The wonderful American etiquette writer Miss Manners once received a query from someone who was worried about what to do when shown photos of her friend’s ugly grandchild. Should she lie? Miss Manners responded, “It is not a lie. All brides and all babies are...
The second thing for which God is responsible, and which surely must have been planned by Him, is the passage of time. (For the first thing, see God’s Responsibility 1, 13th May.) It looks from the New Testament as if all its writers, and Jesus Himself, expected...
NB This post is two days late, due to weekend gallivant to Hereford and Worcester, and technical difficulties. My apologies. Last week was Christian Aid Week, as I’m sure you know. I went out to collect from my usual street, which I’ve been visiting for somewhere...
(By the way, thank you to all who commented on last week's post, including Mike, whose comment was to lend me a book. I may revert to the topic soon.) This is not a review of “Captain America: Civil War”, as I am not qualified...
What is God responsible for, in the sense that “there it is, and it looks as if He must have intended this”? I suggest at least two things: His Word, ie the Bible, and the passage of time. If the Bible is inerrant and provides everything...
I have been simultaneously reading two slightly unorthodox Christian books – “Jesus Wants to Save Christians (A Manifesto for the Church in Exile)” by Rob Bell (American), and “How To Be a Bad Christian (and a Better Human Being)” by Dave Tomlinson (British). One of...