Category: Apologetics
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Advent Limbo
The British are known for some unusual habits, one of them is the ability to queue. Some say it comes from the days of rationing during World War Two. I don’t know if this is true or not, but we certainly sense the injustice when there are queue jumpers who don’t play by the rules and…
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St George and the Dragon Age: Hic Sunt Dracones
Beyond the legend, St. George had to face a question. Was he the centre of his own universe or was their something more worth defending? A dragon that needed defeating?
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Cylons with Soul
I grew up going to a church with bullet holes in the walls. What I should explain is I grew up going to a church with bullet holes in the walls that originate from the English Civil War (1642-1651). All I can say is that it was something of a surreal experience as a child…
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Feeding the Two Wolves
We have a mutual responsibility to engage with that which appears to be in juxtaposition to all that we are. Whatever our creed, ethnicity, or culture, we have the potential to communicate and co-operate with one another like never before. But will we? Which is the wolf we are feeding?
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What’s in a Name?
Names have the ability to be creative, inclusive, affirming. But names used negatively have the ability to do the complete opposite and become destructive, exclusive, undermining. Names have power to build up and break down. From pet names, to nick names, to rude names – we learn the power of names from the playground upwards.
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The Age of ‘Global-Gnosis’
The human soul in the 21st century still hungers for the numinous that liturgies coming from the era of rationalism cannot seem to fulfil as people continue to vote with their feet and walk away.
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The Meme is the Message
Digital media is not merely replacing books but shaping our worldviews. We live in the age of the meme, a post-modern age filled with irony, interaction, and anxiety. Thanks to the explosion in social media the meme is now becoming the message – but is it enough?