Language is a strange thing. My nose runs and my feet smell – or does my nose smell and my feet run? Who doesn’t love a bit of wordplay? What did the ram say to his wife? I love ewe. Hebrew poetry is rife withwordplay – and poetry makes up over 30% of the Bible. […]
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We’ve probably all been asked at one time or another, ‘Do you take the Bible literally’? My advice? Never, ever, ever answer that question. Why not? Because the questioner is either naïve, or it’s a trap. The question is simply not legitimate. First, the Bible is not a book. It’s a collection of books –
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A key aspect of a Christian worldview is the idea that God created the world (although how is another question). Not everyone believes this of course. Some don’t believe in God; others believe the physical world is an illusion, or that the universe itself is eternal. The way we understand and perceive the world is
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Gateway is a theology school, so what exactly is theology? Good question – one that academics and church leaders have pondered for generations – centuries even – and still not arrived at any consensus or unified definition. In most people’s minds, it’s an ‘ology’ word (like psychology, sociology, or anthropology). That alone puts it into
I was privileged to spend a week in Glasgow as part of the COP26 conference, a rather unforgettable experience. I shared a series of reflections on Facebook, and thought I’d collate them all into an article here because Gateway is deeply committed to providing a theological perspective on our role in this world (God’s creation)
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