Kenosis

Myanmar nun offers her life to protect protesting civilians

Unarmed civilians are being arrested, tortured, or summarily shot and killed. Children are being slapped, teenagers beaten with batons, and the elderly maimed with rubber bullets. People have become police punch-bags, kicked into lifelessness. A mother weeps over her son,…

captain tom moore jarel robinson-brown tweet cult white british nationalism

Curate says clapping Captain Tom is “a cult of White British Nationalism”

February 4, 2021
0 Comments

The Rev'd Jarel Robinson-Brown is a curate in London. He sets out his biography (and presumably mission priorities ["Black Prophetic Fire"]) on his Twitter account: "Human | Cleric | Writer…

2020: Forgiveness is the key to a Happy New Year

December 31, 2019
0 Comments

As we turn the page of time once again, and the teens of this millennium turn to the 20s – roaring or restrained – it is a good opportunity to…

There is no such thing as ‘spiritual abuse’

July 4, 2019
0 Comments

Another abuse scandal has broken out in the the Church of England, and it is once again facing the responsibility as to how best to respond. Most sexual abuse is…

Peacemaking needs peacemakers

November 20, 2015
0 Comments

Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." And that includes Muslim peacemakers, because Jesus didn't say 'Blessed only are the Christian…

Does God suffer?

September 21, 2015
235 Comments

There's an awful lot of suffering and badness around. Nasty people do nasty things, and wicked people do worse. There are floods, droughts and earthquakes, which are no-one's fault;…

Good Friday: "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit"

April 3, 2015
245 Comments

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple…

Maundy Thursday: humility, forgiveness, reconciliation

April 2, 2015
115 Comments

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his…

Palm Sunday: the Messiah rides a donkey

March 29, 2015
51 Comments

Benedictus qui venit in nomine domini. The Son of God, Messiah, the Hope of Israel enters Jerusalem on a donkey. As we enter this Holy Week – the most…

Behold your God!

December 24, 2014
131 Comments

O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be…

This is what a feminist theology looks like

October 30, 2014
356 Comments

Is this really what a feminist looks like? A feminist politician, perhaps. The men in particular feel compelled to humour this particular cause of equality, and so they don…