13th April 2024
Mind over emotion
Emotions are not really helping us.
We live in an emotion-fuelled world, and it often seems that decisions, from politics to consumer choices are based on how we feel in the moment. It does seem that in many church services there is an over-emphasis on our feelings and emotions. Whether that be the prayers, the preaching, or perhaps more obviously, the songs.
25th March 2024
Context, context, context
What are the words you will most likely hear in a history lecture?
‘Context is key’
I have had that ingrained in me ever since I began my history undergraduate some years ago. Yet, ‘Context is key’ is also what we should remember when we open the Word and read Scripture.