On Being a Terrible Evangelist
by i.burgess on April 29, 2011
Jesus Christ rose from the dead, defeating death and having been crowned firstborn over all creation he met his disciples. Back where it all began, Jesus meets his friends again to give them a new mission. The first time around, Jesus was the missionary in the world. After the resurrection, the Spirit falls on his followers [...]
Against Hate
by i.burgess on April 20, 2011
Last week I took part in a protest against Westboro Baptist Church. Westboro are of course infamous for their hateful picketing and proclamations that God has doomed America. Every dead soldier, every teen who commits suicide, even the tragic events of the eleventh of September 2001 are occasions to thank and praise God. This cult [...]
Tables Turned
by i.burgess on April 18, 2011
Yesterday was Palm Sunday, the day when the church traditionally celebrates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem for the final time. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus’ journey towards Jerusalem forms a significant theme in his recording of his ministry. Luke 9:51, Jesus ‘set his face’ toward Jerusalem. This centre of first century Palestine. The capital, the concentrated centre [...]
Protesting Westboro: The Aftermath
by i.burgess on April 14, 2011
The protest went really well. We stood together to proclaim love in the face of such hate. We sang and prayed together. Amazing morning. Praise God. Possibly Related Posts: Dead Words It’s a bit like this Between reason and faith The Briefest Glimpse Wretchedness, Pascal and Grace
Protesting Westboro Tomorrow
by i.burgess on April 13, 2011
Tomorrow morning at 6:45 AM the Westboro Baptist Church will stage a protest outside a local high school. They have targeted this high school in their hateful sights due to an apparent high proportion of students who identify themselves as gay. Tomorrow morning I will stand with a whole lot of local Christians who will [...]
The Summer Coffee Dilemma
by i.burgess on April 12, 2011
Winter. Grey, cold days with a white sheet of snow stretched across the ground. Icy roads so uninviting and hostile footpaths, treacherous. Dark skies and brief sunlight. What respite is there from this sullen season? Where is there warmth and light and joy? I don’t know about you, but for me the warm comfort of [...]
Man is Made to Think, Deeply
by i.burgess on April 11, 2011
Man is obviously made to think. It is his whole dignity and whole merit; and his whole duty is to think as he ought. Now the order of thought is to begin with the self, and with it’s Author and its end. Now, of what does the world think? Never of this, but of dancing, [...]
Prayers of Work and Study
by i.burgess on April 8, 2011
It’s coming to that time of year for many of my friends. Essays to write, books to devour. These are the words I have prayed on their behalf. This time next year it’ll be me typing away at silly hours of the night to get all the work done. Hope someone prays for me then. [...]
The Incessant Need to Distract Ourselves
by i.burgess on April 7, 2011
How does it happen that this man, so distressed at the death of his wife and his only son, or who has some great lawsuit which annoys him, is not at this moment sad, and that he seems so free from all painful and disquieting thoughts? We need not wonder; for a ball has been [...]
God’s plan in the fall of man
by i.burgess on April 6, 2011
Yesterday I was at a loss at to what to blog on. A frequent complaint of bloggers. Unless you’re a Tumblr user, in which case original content is never an issue. Anyway, I was speaking with a friend when he presented me with this interesting statement: I posit that the Fall was intended: The whole [...]
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