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David, Saul, And How We Respond To Broken Leadership

When we think about David and Saul, we often focus on David’s rise to kingship or his battle with Goliath. But hidden within that story is a deep lesson for today’s generation about leadership, resistance, and the power of revolutionary love. At a recent youth training event (thanks to South West Youth Ministries), I was asked how I would present the story of David and Saul to a Christian teenage youth group. My mind turned to the politics of their relationship, and how David accepted Saul’s leadership, even when Saul had gone badly astray. David recognised that Saul was still God’s anointed king — placed there by God Himself — and that it w...

Do Christians And Muslims Really Worship The Same God?

...“If We had willed, We could have guided all… but I will fill Hell…” — Surah 32:13 Jesus as Son of God Bible: “Jesus is the Son of God.” — John 20:31 Qur’an: “It is not for Allah to take a son.” — Surah 19:35 Assurance of Salvation Bible: “Whoever believes… has eternal life.” — John 5:24 Qur’an (Muhammad speaking): “I do not know what will happen to me or to you.” — Surah 46:9 (See also: Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 51:16 and Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 58:266) Living Peaceably Bible: “Live peaceably with all.” — Romans 12:18 Qur’an: “Fight… until they pay t...

Coffee with Jesus: John 1

...which he had also made, and then makes it really clear in verse 14 and 15: John 1:14–15The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ John plainly says that this “Word became flesh” (the incarnation of Jesus) and then clearly points to the pre-existence of Jesus here by saying “he was before me”. This isn’t an issue of age either, as John was actually six months older than Jesus, physically speaking (Luke 1:26–27). This also poin...

Horus, Jesus, and Egyptian Mythology: Separating Fact from Fiction

...esus, who had twelve disciples, there is no evidence in ancient Egyptian mythology that suggests Horus had a group of close followers or apostles. Instead, Horus was worshipped by the people of ancient Egypt, and the pharaohs considered themselves to be the embodiment of Horus on Earth. This connection between Horus and the pharaohs should not be mistaken for having disciples in the same way that Jesus did, since no one literally followed Horus and he didn’t teach anybody. The idea of Horus having disciples is likely a modern reinterpretation of Egyptian mythology, influenced by false parallels drawn between Horus and Jesus. The Death and Resurrection of Hor...

Four Blood Moons and everyone loses their minds

...t we have had "blood-red moons" on the first day of Passover and the first day of Sukkoth on back-to-back years seven times since 1 A.D. Three of these occurrences were connected to 1492 (the year the Jews were expelled from Spain by Queen Isabella) , 1948 (statehood for Israel and the War of Independence), and 1967 (the Six-Day War) — some of the most significant days in Jewish history. According to NASA - Four 'blood-red' TOTAL lunar eclipses WILL fall again on Passover and Sukkoth in 2014 and 2015… the same back-to-back occurrences at the time of 1492, 1948 and 1967. (Source: Pray4Zion, emphasis theirs) The so-called "Blood Moons"...

The Author of Life Knew Death For Our Sake!

...igned and had won the day on Good Friday, it was actually the total opposite happening in the death of Jesus. He died and took death with him! Whilst the “first adam” brought death, the “last adam became a life-giving spirit” (1 Cor 15:45) and in that sense, died the last ever death. He knew death so that we would not! Now we can look forward to the ultimate reconciliation and redemption of our bodies (and all of creation): the resurrection! This is the Good News, this is Good Friday....