This page provides links to pages from “Thinking About Faith”, my earlier Blog that provided resources for progressive Christians. These resources included four sets of Bible studies for small groups, and a few sermons that I preached during 2019.
The Blog Posts from that site have now all been incorporated into this Blog.
Current Issues Facing Christians
This page contains links to 11 downloadable discussion papers about controversial issues concerning the church, faith and scripture that can create challenges for Christians today. Faith and Science, Ethics and Morality, Conflict and Violence, Evil and Disaster are all topics that are considered thoughtfully in the light of both up-to-date scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom contained in the Bible. They can be used for private reflection, or for group study.
The Book of Revelation
Jesus lived and died at a critical period in the development of the Roman Empire. He spoke from the point of view of those who lost out under empire, exposing the underlying institutional violence that was held in check by the ‘scapegoating’ mechanism. And it was the Roman Empire that executed him, recognizing the danger of his subversive message.
We still live in an age of empire, so Jesus’ message remains counter-cultural in today’s world. That is why the Book of Revelation, written to urge the early Christian communities in the Roman province of Asia (modern Turkey) not to succumb either to the fear of reprisals or the seductive charm of commerce, has great relevance to all followers of Jesus today.
This eight-part course explores different aspects of this most challenging of all the books of the New Testament in terms that are relevant to life in the early twenty first century. Each part may be downloaded for individual or small-group study.
The Book of Genesis
The Biblical accounts of creation in the book of Genesis have been the focus of much apparent conflict between Christians and Scientists. This series of 11 studies takes a thoughtful look into the text, and identifies how people who accept the scientific accounts of creation can still find deep spiritual wisdom in the Bible’s opening book
The Book of Psalms
Traditionally, Psalms have been used extensively in both public and private worship, but in the twenty-first century their relevance is not always apparent. This course of six studies, drawing heavily on the work of Walter Brueggemann seeks to bring them to life in ways that resonate with life today for the thinking Christian.
Words of Wisdom
Some of Terry’s Sermons, suggesting the relevance of Biblical texts to the world we live in today.
