||Pastoral Passage|| Sometimes (I confess) I have thought it would be nice if Christianity was more of a “civic” religion.
Category Archive: Communal Christianity
||Pastoral Passage|| The pursuit of godliness is meant to be done with others with sincere and active faith.
||Pastoral Passage|| The biblical metaphor of the church as a ‘bride’ is a rather awkward one… However, the thing about metaphors is that they are used to highlight a particular aspect of the illustration…
||Pastoral Passage|| It is a notable feature of our culture that responsibilities regularly take a back seat to fulfilling our aspirations and upholding our real or perceived rights. The example of Jesus challenges our assertion of our rights.
||Pastoral Passage|| I have been trying to see how features of the Christmas season can be better connected to the biblical celebration.
||Pastoral Passage|| I once heard the ridiculous story of an Eastern Orthodox church that prided itself in its possession of a large and ornate Bible…
||Pastoral Passage|| What is the most important work of a pastor? And will you join in that work?
||A brief word on a neglected but central aspect of the role of the Holy Spirit within Christ’s churches||
||Pastoral Passage|| There are many stories about Christians who have suffered incredible wrongs yet have been able to offer forgiveness. You could rightly wonder how they manage to do it. One answer can be found in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
||Pastoral Passage|| There seem to be three kinds of people in the world, who each react differently to being wronged.
Chris Northcott 