One of Us

One of Us

From time to time, I encounter a pop song that makes me reflect upon matters of faith. I first started paying more attention to the lyrics of pop songs when I heard a former bishop in a podcast describe the song Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen as being almost a modern day...
The Obedience of Faith

The Obedience of Faith

On Romans 1:5 What does it mean to be a Christian? Are we saved by faith or by obedience? What does the Bible mean when it says that we will be judged by our works at the end? The letter to the Romans opens with the following words: ‘Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus,...
Marriage, Law and Death

Marriage, Law and Death

This year, our church family has been listening to God speak through the book of Romans, a letter by the apostle Paul, in the Bible. As a result, I’ve been attempting to commit the entire letter to memory and so far have gotten the first six chapters down pat....
Worship and Authenticity

Worship and Authenticity

On the Chaconne from Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D Minor. Concerning the Chaconne: “On one stave, for a small instrument, the man writes a whole world of the deepest thoughts and most powerful feelings. If I imagined that I could have created, even conceived the...
Silence! A message from the King!

Silence! A message from the King!

Euanggelion. Gospel. Good news. There is a scene from the great musical “Hamilton” where a song is interrupted by a herald with the words: “Silence! A message from the king. A message from the king. A message from the king!” The king in...