Intimidated by knowledge

Alfred Edersheim, a Messianic Jewish scholar, described the teachers of the law in his book the Life and Times of Jesus in these terms: These were men who, on Sabbaths and feast-days, would come out on the Temple-terrace to teach the people, or condescend to answer...

The sin that breaks community

Everyone deep down longs for community in one form or another. We were made for community. “It is not good for man to be alone” – Genesis says. Humans cannot live, cannot learn language, cannot fully develop apart from other people. Yet if community is stitched into...

The Weight of Glory – 4

  We come to our 4th post from the sermon “Weight of Glory” preached by CS Lewis in 1941 at the height of World War II. In the last 2 posts, Lewis has started unpacking Scripture’s vision of heaven, in terms of being “with God” and being “noticed, welcomed and...

The Weight of Glory – 3

We come to our 3rd post from the sermon “Weight of Glory” preached by CS Lewis in 1941 at the height of World War II. So far, he has argued that our desire for and pursuit of heaven, even in material terms, indicates that we were made for a life beyond this life. He...

The Weight of Glory – 2

We started in our last blog reposting a famous sermon preached in 1941 by author CS Lewis called “The Weight of Glory.” His argument so far is that we as humans are made for a home that is not found in this world. All those who claim there is nothing beyond this life...

The Weight of Glory – 1

Kevin preached last week on John 14 where in the midst of uncertain times, Jesus promises that he will ascend and prepare a secure future for us with him. At our current point in history, with all its uncertainty and challenges, we need to be recaptured by the...