On this site, you can read about, comment on and contribute to my ongoing reflections as I wrestle with questions about God, Faith, Life, The Bible, Church and Theology.
A couple of weeks ago I read a really interesting article written by a catholic lesbian. It was a very honest and vulnerable account. Here, I want to reflect on one particular point the author raised: the church’s (so-called) preoccupation with marital love.
The amazing thing about God is that, He never expects us to get it in one go but instead step by step, lesson by lesson, experience by experience, He gently ushers us forwards.
“God shows himself not by leading Christians out of suffering, but actually in the suffering itself.”
This sentence is short and simple. I’ve heard it before. What it’s saying isn’t new and yet I don’t think I’ve properly understood at all.
I’ve been having many conversations with young people recently about my thoughts on the first few chapters of Genesis and what they tell us about our beginnings. So here is a brief outline of what I believe, the gaps in my thinking, and what challenges the youth have given me...
The last week has been one full of devastating news reports. It has left me asking yet again the most primal question of human existence: why!?
Questions are great. I love to question, and disagree, and suggest different ideas. Sometimes people think I question too much...
My name is Michael, and I am an avid (amature, wannabe) theologian.
