Category: The journey

Today’s wisdom: Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower. For the sun...

So here we are. We’ve reached the end of our study of the Letter to the Hebrews by reaching the end of my essay on this book of the Bible that I wrote in...

A couple of days ago, we compiled a list of action points inspired by Hebrews 12. And guess what? There’s more! Hebrews 13, the last chapter of the Letter to the Hebrews is packed...

The last couple of days, we’ve been talking about living theology – how the study of God transforms our daily lives. Let’s take a closer look at Hebrews 12 and 13 to see what...

In this series, I’ve been basing these posts on an essay I wrote 11 years ago. And the appendices. In fact, there is more in the appendices than in the actual essay! So here...

Through his perfect obedience and perfect sacrifice, Jesus took away fear and sin, the two things that ultimately prevent access to God. This was not only true for the people at that time. The...

Yesterday we looked at those four radical words ‘Let us draw near’ and today I want to offer you the Appendix from my essay on this idea. This contains content which actually precedes what...

I imagine you’re getting a sense right now of the passion I have for the Letter to the Hebrews. The four words that we are going to explore today are, in my opinion, four...

A better sacrifice Offering sacrifices to the gods/God is an alien practice to us in the modern world. Civilisation has moved on. Sacrificing animals, or children in some cases, seems barbaric to us now....

A better priest And then we come to what Barclay describes as the writer‘s “special contribution to Christian thought – the doctrine of the High Priesthood of Jesus Christ.” At that time, the priest’s...