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Why I don’t claim to be biblical

Mar 082014

Discussion is great. Dialogue is important. But there are things we do which make it much harder. One of them is to talk about how ‘biblical’ we are being. I seek to be biblical! I just don’t claim I am Please don’t get me wrong. I believe the Bible is the word of God, inspired, […]

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My next big project… introducing #BCaD
Journey
Verging on Heresy – \"It\'s a justice issue\"
Verging on Heresy

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My heart: hurting and healing

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\"Peace\"
\"Solemnity\"
\"Finished\"
Jesus, not David Cameron, gets to decide what Christian faith is
\"Feet\"
\"Light\"

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\"Fear\"
\"Life\"
\"Donkey\"
\"If every prayer\" by Riodhna Duncan
The difference between happiness and joy

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I want to be a God Gazer
Being wept with as I weep
Three months on

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Why me?
Is God enough?
What I\'m learning about hope
Some difficult news to start the new year

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A UKIP supporter, an immigrant and a pastor walk onto a train...
Snapchat & photo leaks: is the internet just awful now?

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Reflections of a trainee pastor, part 1
New beginnings (or, ‘The future of Limping into Truth’)

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My family are dying. Please help.

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\"Where\'s your god now?\"
100 posts on. Back to limping.
Who\'s your favourite blogger?
The latest \"Atheists are wrong\" video, and why I didn\'t share it on Facebook.
Why Christians should expect big things
Christians: let\'s stop pretending

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Life is basically meaningless. Right?
Why & how do I write this blog?
Am I exclusive like Francis Maude is?
Unity: one of my favourite things ever!
I\'m in the news!

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How to share the gospel
Why aren\'t Christians very nice?
Faith when you don\'t feel like it
\"Why am I a Christian? Habit.\" – James Pollard

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\"I\'m a Christian because I continue to believe it\" – my mum
If you go to one Christian festival this year...
Easter, and living the great story of our faith
Mika\'s limp: it\'s like Jesus!
Eric Pickles, bad journalism, and fighting for the right to be heard
5 ways my blog makes me a better person
5 ways my blog makes me a worse person
\"I\'m a Christian because Jesus is for real\" – Cheryl Higgins

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I\'ve made a huge mistake, and I\'m sorry
\"Jesus wants his church back\" – Malcolm Duncan
Is doubt a sin?
\"I\'m a Christian because it makes sense\" – Steve Curtis
\"I\'m a Christian because I belong to Christ\" – Ally Gillies
\"I\'m a Christian because it is what we are meant to be\" – Graham Criddle
Why I don\'t claim to be biblical
No longer ashamed of the jealous God
\"I\'m a Christian because it feels right\" – Matthew Bryant
Why are you a Christian?

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Tell your story. No-one else will.
The problem with some worship songs
5 reasons I\'m a Christian blogger
#kingsenglish: why I tweet my quiet times
Churchy language: should it stop?
Jesus is the answer to \'Flappy Bird\'
25 memories in 25 years

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\"Your focus determines your reality\"
Why do I believe the ridiculous?
Get some new thinking!
\"You\'re going to hell, but...\" isn\'t good news
I\'ve been making a movie!
People should challenge Christianity
When Ricky broke my blog, and what\'s next
A warning to Christian followers of @rickygervais

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2013: The year I started to limp
The real meaning of Christmas
Say \'yes\' to Christmas!
You are being told lies ... by yourself
Did the first Christmas happen?
The Bible: trusting God isn\'t the main thing
The very first Christmas list

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What is your church like?
What Ralph taught me
Do you get lost in the Old Testament?
Jesus was a loser, so you can be too
My favourite thing about our church
I\'ve moved!
I am \'Young Blogger of the Year\'
What I\'m feeling
I\'m going to the BAFTAs! (almost...)

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Halloween, Jesus and Eschatology
I\'ve changed my mind
The Jesus who struggled
How does God speak?

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The Nazareth Manifesto, and why I don\'t label myself
Time to dream

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Bad language (3): being inaccurate
Bad language (2): missing the point
Bad language (1): forgetting the journey
Personal Life Statement

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Learning the Lingo
You can\'t go out that way
Please, be nice to your leaders
Christlike: the bare essentials
Christlike: Being Resurrected
It\'s the little things...
An open email about poverty
What boat are you in?

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Christlike: Being Crucified
Keeping things fresh
I am sorry
3 hours, 7 minutes
Christlike: Being Incarnate
Lies we tell ourselves
Christlike: Imitation or Embodiment?
Politics, Jesus and us

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Afraid of my gifts
Questions, Questions, Questions
Can I submit a request, please?
Weeping the Truth in Love
Power and Authority

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A great big gospel
Limping

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