Archive for the “Genesis” category

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 [...]

The Judgement of God and The Life We Live

by i.burgess on April 5, 2011

Some time ago I read and reviewed the book The Lost Message of Jesus (Zondervan, 2004). Famous for including the statement “cosmic child abuse”–with reference to the understanding of the cross as penal substitution–it caused the Evangelical Alliance to release statements clarifying their theology of the Cross. In the book, Chalke claims: [T]he Church has [...]

Ode to Christchurch or my first sermon online

by i.burgess on August 8, 2010

This sunday was a very significant time of worship for me. It was the last time I would attend the sunday gathering at the church I was baptised in and am a member of, for a whole year. I am going to spend the next year in Baltimore, serving God’s people there and hopefully discovering [...]

I am finally human

by i.burgess on July 7, 2010

The starting point for humanity is in the embrace of God. According to the Bible, at least. I’m not too concerned to prove the truthfulness of the Bible, as I know there are many others who are far smarter than I and have written books on the matter. So, lest I be dragged kicking and [...]