[Icon by Aidan Hart] When it comes to matters of faith, doubt is a bad thing, right? It’s obvious. No question. At least that’s the message in a certain sort of church. The true believer “just believes”. And anything less than… Read More »It’s time to give “Doubting Thomas” a new name
Of course you know the story of the Prodigal Son. A man had two sons. The younger one selfishly demanded his inheritance, went to a distant land, squandered it all having a great time, hit rock bottom, and then returned to be… Read More »The Prodigal Son – “dispersed his essence living unsalvifically”
… is part of the Prayer of Humble Access, an optional phrase said by the congregation in an Anglican Church as part of the preparation in a eucharistic liturgy. I’ve often pondered this phrase and what it says about us… Read More »“We are not worthy to gather up the crumbs under your table…”
“The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.” (Matthew 13:45-46) The kingdom of heaven is not like… Read More »The Highly Esteemed Pearl
Following the success of the Study Days held at the end of 2024, I’m pleased to announce a Study Group will be taking place at Pusey House Oxford on the same theme of Early Egyptian Christianity. For the first five… Read More »Early Church Study Group – Egyptian Christianity @ Pusey House January to March 2025
In Matthew 5:48 Jesus says “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect”, or at least according to the New International Version of the Bible that’s what he said. It sounds pretty clear, right? It’s a simple command or exhortation. And to… Read More »“Be Perfect…”
I’m pleased to announce a programme of Study Days for the latter part of 2024 on the theme of Early Egyptian Christianity. In Roman times Alexandria was a cultural and intellectual hotspot, in second place to Rome itself (until usurped… Read More »OrdinaryTheology.com Programme for September – December 2024
Musing with psychotherapist, philosopher & writer Mark Vernon on the iconography of the Nativity, assisted by some of the early Eastern Fathers of the Church: The humanification of God enables the deification of humanity. Salvation understood as recapitulation rather than… Read More »On the Incarnation – A Conversation with Mark Vernon
An Advent reflection on new life. Images and movie by OrdinaryTheology.com Soundtrack “What Is the Crying At Jordan” © 2012 The Miserable Offenders: Deborah Griffin Bly & Ana Hernandez.
Recently, and for the first time in decades, I picked up a pencil and started to draw. To my great surprise I found that the result actually looked like the thing I was trying to draw! Encouraged, I signed up for a… Read More »The Mundane Life of Abraham
