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Truth, Grace and the Things Christians Disagree On | Christ-Centred Contemplations

From Creed to Core Since the earliest days of the church – nearly 2000 years ago – Christians have been wrestling with a big question: what truths do we all need to agree on?  To answer that, the church began writing creeds; short, clear statements of belief. These creeds mostly arose Read more

By Contemplations, 6 daysJuly 3, 2026 ago
Christ-Centred Contemplations

‘Heaven Meets Earth like a Sloppy Wet Kiss’

I have a 1 year old and ever since the day she was born, I have kissed her. Many times a day. Every day. She had no say in this at first – although she does now occasionally bat me away – and it’s only recently that she has started Read more

By Contemplations, 1 monthMay 31, 2026 ago
Christ-Centred Contemplations

A Christmas Reflection | 2025

I don’t know about you, but I love Christmas carols, well most of them anyway… you can probably keep the line in Once in Royal David’s City about standing around dressed in white (verse 4), but when they’re good, they’re very, very, good. Take the lyrics to It Came Upon Read more

By Contemplations, 7 monthsDecember 19, 2025 ago
Christ-Centred Contemplations

Understanding Hell: From Sheol to Gehenna

The Evolution of Hell in the Bible Spoiler alert: the modern concept of hell—as a place of eternal torture at the hands of a red devil with horns, in which we are sent by God when we die, unless we say the salvation prayer—is NOT in the Bible. In fact, Read more

By Contemplations, 10 monthsAugust 29, 2025 ago

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