There’s an often-forgotten story in the histories of the Old Testament where David (the model Israelite king who went on to follow God with humility and honesty for most of his reign) wanted to build a house for God as an expression of worship. To the reader, this seems like a reasonable idea. Temples were a thing, and David was close to God, so he was probably on the right track, right? Later, we even read about … [Read more...]
Is Jesus the Only Road to God?
It’s popular in today’s world to blur the lines between different faiths and take the ‘best bits’ of each, designing our own hybrid superfaith. And why not? Surely they all have virtues, and no single one can have all the facts of the universe straight, right? This thought isn’t a sinister one. One thing I like about the modern world is that we’ve become allergic to exclusivity, and find it disrespectful and … [Read more...]