Author: KB
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Tricksters: Dangerous Speakers
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Reflecting on my hopes of hearing ‘dangerous speech’ last Sunday morning to counter the terrible things going on in London, I began to wonder who our modern-day Tricksters are. For those who haven’t read the book, Trickster figures are slippery characters that turn up in every mythology; boundary crossers who tend to get involved in…
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Dangerous Gospel?
Since Vaux has been Resting In Peace, some of us have been going along to a local CofE church… for various un-thought-through reasons, but I suppose to keep something ticking over. While I don’t want to be ungraciously critical, I have to admit I found today’s service particularly depressing. The last week has seen another…
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Love Thy Neighbour
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So London comes under attack again… and this time, thankfully, the amateurish bombers didn’t get their devices right. I’ve been thinking over Christ’s summary of the Law – to love God, and love your neighbour… as you love yourself. And I suppose the first thing that springs to mind in the light of these attacks…
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Should anyone be paid to work full time for the Church 2
Si Johnston just sent me this great cartoon by his friend John Byrne in response to the first post on the subject: Resonate with anyone?!
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Theology or not…
As many of you blog-readers may know, there has been some sharp debate over whether The Complex Christ was ‘theological’ or not, with some arguing that it was simply sociological, and others wanting – as I do – to argue that as it attempted to speak about God (and thus allow God to speak) it…
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Should anyone be paid to work for the church full time?
Having led a group discussion about the book with some people from a pretty straight charismatic/evangelical church, one of the big points of debate we got into was whether or not people ought to be paid to be in full time ministry. Perhaps it shouldn’t have done, but one contribution took me a little by…