One of the trickiest issues for Christians throughout history has been how to relate to the society in which we’re embedded. After all, if Christ is our rightful King and his Kingdom is not of this world (John 18.36), it necessarily calls into question how we relate to the governments and systems that are of … Continue reading The Gospel of Good Faith: A Reflection on Matthew 22.15-22
It’s always a fascinating exercise to think about what it would have been like to be among the first Christians. For, unlike us, they did not have a ‘New Testament’. They did not have a Christian tradition to fall back on. What those first Christians had was their Jewish Scriptures and theological traditions and an … Continue reading Christ the Fulfillment: The Doctrine of Recapitulation
One of the purposes of this blog is to talk about the Christian Gospel from different perspectives or through different lenses than many of us are used to. Sometimes this looks like challenging common assumptions through looking at the theological perspectives of groups that have not historically had a seat at the theological table (such … Continue reading Atonement Across the Ages: Introduction
There’s an old comic strip that I think about often. It featured a father sitting in an easy chair watching the evening news, which is reporting some calamity or another. His young child walks up and asks him what he’s watching. The dad’s eyes jump as though he’s just been caught watching something he shouldn’t … Continue reading Whatever is Praiseworthy: A Reflection on Philippians 4.1-9
When I introduced this series, the world and all its big problems were on my mind. But the origin story for the series is a lot closer to home. Like many people, over the past twenty years or so, I’ve become increasingly interested in finding ways of living more sustainably, and over the past five, … Continue reading A Faith that Lasts: Final Thoughts
Matthew Root 