F is for Fideism
Now then – here’s your word for today – Fideism. CARM – Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry, says that ‘Fideism’ is: the philosophical and theological view that some areas of knowledge cannot...
View ArticleG is for Gap Theory
Today’s broadcast is brought to you from the Cotswolds! I’m away for a few days with the in-laws, celebrating birthdays :) Yesterday we wandered around Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of William...
View ArticleH is for Hypostatic Union.
Another day, another phrase you have to look at twice to pronounce properly. Hypostatic Union An article on the Desiring God website says: ‘“hypostatic union” may sound fancy in English, but it’s a...
View ArticleI is for Immanence
I found today’s word on a blog called Rebecca Writes. I’ve spotted some of the terms I’ve done so far on her list. She quotes from Wayne Grudem’s book Systematic Theology (IMO a great book). Immanence...
View ArticleJ is for Just when you think you know what’s about to happen, something else...
OK so strictly speaking, the title of today’s blog post is not a theological term. But then I’ve been trying to take some of these complicated sounding words, and make them more understandable. With...
View ArticleK is for Koinonia
Welcome to the half-way mark of the A to Z Challenge – or just beyond it. This is the start of week three and today’s letter ‘K’ is for another word I love – Koinonia. GotQuestions.org explains the...
View ArticleL is for Laud
I realised a few years ago that I’d been singing a hymn wrong. The first line is All glory, laud and honour to Thee, Redeemer King.’ I presumed it was a typo in the hymn book and was singing ‘All glory...
View ArticleM is for Macarise
Today’s word is Macarise. It has nothing to with fast food production, pasta with cheese; or equally cheesy spanish pop songs. It’s even BETTER than those things :) phrontistery.info defines it as: to...
View ArticleN is for Nephilim
Now these guys are interesting. I’ve read quite a bit about the Nephilim – and not everyone agrees who they are… They first appear in Genesis 6… When human beings began to increase in number on the...
View ArticleIs it safe to come out now?
Hello all :) Sorry for my absence. Halfway through the A to Z Challenge we moved and it took 2 weeks to get the internet sorted. I felt like my right arm had been cut off. The busyness of unpacking all...
View ArticleBack to busy-ness…
You’d have to wonder what gives a blogger the audacity, nay.. the temerity to wander off the reservation, leave her blog languishing for the want of a post; and then to saunter back and pick up where...
View ArticleO is for Omni
Continuing with my April AtoZ (4 months later, but however) today’s word is ‘Omni’ The Oxford English Dictionary says that ‘omni’ means ‘of all things, in all ways or places.’ The all concept is...
View ArticleP is for Perfection
Ah yes, now here is a subject I know a LOT about. Only because I’ve been searching for it for a long long time – no sign yet. (Although the little one to the left there thinks I’m doing ok…) During the...
View ArticleQ is for Quickening
My dad was a big fan of westerns. He was an avid watcher of The High Chaparral and Bonanza. He talked about Little Joe and Hoss, like they were mates he drank with in his local. He’d watch all the...
View ArticleR is for Rampart
This is a word that is easy to pass by in the Bible. It’s only mentioned a few times. Rampart. Definition of Rampart on dictionary.com says this: 1. Fortification. a broad elevation or mound of earth...
View ArticleS is for Syria, Sadness and Solomon
I’ve been desperately trying to avoid writing this one. But really – what else could ‘S’ be for but Syria. My avoidance has not been apathy, it’s been helplessness. What can I say that has not already...
View ArticleMotorway Meltdown!
So today is World Mental Health Day. I’m writing this after a really difficult week. I’ve been very stressed and emotional this week, due to work and personal stuff that’s going on. It culminated in a...
View ArticleT is for Thankful
I’ll finish this AtoZ Challenge, if it’s the last thing I do! :) I know i’ve been a bit hit and miss lately and it is frustrating, but rather than go on and on about how busy I am, I want to just stop...
View ArticleU is for…
Welcome my guest poster – my own beloved, Richard Miles. Keeping to the AtoZ theme (yes, it’s still going :) ) he’s is going to fill you in some more on our new adventure :) U is for Unbelievable! I am...
View ArticleOur Father who art in HD
I’d say ‘Disgusted, of Tunbridge Wells’ is apoplectic at this stage. Remember ‘Disgusted, of Tunbridge Wells’? He/She was one of BBC Points of View’s, “Why, oh why…” crowd. I hear, lots of peeps were...
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