Archive - The Bible and Forty Tabs Open

A fictional short story about the not too distant future.

Jun 5 •

April 2025

Jesus did not 'move fast and break things'

This Easter, which message is the watching world hearing about Jesus?

Apr 15 •

January 2025

Parenting in a pain-pleasure world

Birth rates are low. A 'meaning crisis' is upon us. And we don't always feel too good. So, why have children?

Jan 26 •

December 2024

Speaking to a Generation Z theologian

Griffin Gooch is no stranger here on Substack. He writes each week about the intersection between the social sciences, theology and philosophy. It was a…

Dec 28, 2024 •

Where strivings cease and self-actualising flees

What kind of story am I living in? Do I just hustle my way onwards? Am I free to do and become what I like?

Dec 5, 2024 •

Can Christians speak, given the church abuse scandals?

Aaron Hann chatted to me about something he calls 'Apologetics for the Abused'. He is a counsellor who focuses on spiritual abuse and helping those who…

Dec 2, 2024 •

November 2024

Flourishing within and beyond nuclear families

Does God have a positive vision for single people? How does this fit with the Bible's positive view of marriage and family? Listen to my latest…

Nov 7, 2024 •

September 2024

My conversations about Christianity in a post-truth world

Listen to or watch my latest conversations with experts in fields including law, science, literature, and hermeneutics. Learn how Christianity interacts…

Sep 22, 2024 •

July 2024

A therapeutic utopia is not the freedom of God's children

Coldplay's performance at Glastonbury in front of 100,000 people was mesmerising. But it was not the liberation it desired to be.

Jul 8, 2024 •

December 2023

From whence did our Christmas peace come?

One of the marks of a modern Christmas is that the birth of Jesus is largely taken as a metaphor.

Dec 23, 2023 •

September 2023

Is the common saying "I am enough" true? Designed to counter negativity, haters and crushing expectations, is it effective or is it like giving a Red…

Sep 14, 2023 •

July 2023

Saturday Survey

Colliding this week's ideas, news, and some personal interests, with Jesus | Hottest July, purity culture, gambling reforms, Sinead O'Connor, Cormac…

Jul 28, 2023 •

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