Why points based systems cannot work

There is a scene in The Good Place that outlines the absurdity of points-based legal systems so far as salvation is concerned. Here is a

Why I have come off twitter (at least, for now)

After much time thinking about it, I have decided to come away from twitter. I will still keep the account live. As long as WordPress

Is my depression really part of God’s plan?

Somebody asked me yesterday whether I thought my getting depression was part of God’s plan. I thought that was a really interesting question and thought

Merry Gnostic Christmas

Last year, I wrote about how we can get a bit gnostic at Christmas. We have the gnostic tendency in us a lot of the

What are spiritual gifts and how do we use them?

A while ago now, I share this article by John Piper explaining his view on what makes a gift a spiritual gift. The whole thing

Glorifying God includes enjoying his good gifts

We had our annual church trip to Southport the other week. Despite all our warnings, there were still folks who had never been who were

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