The COVID-19 crisis has caused a fury of debate amongst Christians as to whether or not we should continue to gather for corporate worship. In the wake of the pandemic, Christians have herded most of their worship gatherings toward online forums and prevented access to their physical locations. On the other hand, a great number have also remained open despite warnings from … [Read more...] about The COVID Crisis and Christian Community
The Ruse of Reason: Living in Babylon
In the Hebrew Bible, the book of Daniel is considered an apocalyptic text. When we think of the word ‘apocalypse,’ we often think of ‘the end of the world,’ of great calamity that will come to pass or the forecasting of God’s fierce judgement upon the earth. More accurately, however, ‘apocalyptic’ means seeing the world as it truly is. Use the player below for Ben's … [Read more...] about The Ruse of Reason: Living in Babylon
Prayer – Converting the Mind to God
The fourth century Christian monk Evagrius of Pontus once wrote, “If you are a theologian you truly pray. If you truly pray you are a theologian.” It is a maxim that would strike many Christians as true, and yet it appears today that there is a widening gap between the spiritual and the scholarly. Theology has all too often taken the form of a cold, disinterested science … [Read more...] about Prayer – Converting the Mind to God
Ben MacDonald – Why I Believe
I think the main reason for my being a Christian is summed-up well in the famous words of C.S. Lewis: “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” G.K. Chesterton also springs to mind: “a man is not really convinced of a philosophic theory when he finds that something proves it. He is … [Read more...] about Ben MacDonald – Why I Believe
