Category Archives: World events

Covid questions – 3. What kind of God would send a pandemic?

Posted on May 22, 2020 by TheEvangelicalLiberal

Last time I was looking at whether pandemics and plagues are sent by God to punish sin, and concluded that (even in the Old Testament) the picture is a lot more complex than that. So did God actively send coronavirus … Continue reading →

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Covid questions – 2. Is it sent by God to punish sin?

Posted on May 9, 2020 by TheEvangelicalLiberal

Last time I was saying that one common religious response to strange and difficult times (such as our current Covid-19 situation) is to see them as a sign of the End Times – and that some people even find this … Continue reading →

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Covid questions – 1. Is it the end of the world?

Posted on April 23, 2020 by TheEvangelicalLiberal

Well, we’re certainly all living in interesting times, as the old proverbial curse has it. Who even a few short months ago in 2019 could have predicted the situation we’re currently living through? (Who a few short months ago had … Continue reading →

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Was God’s will done in the US election result?

Posted on November 21, 2016 by TheEvangelicalLiberal

Like many, I’m still reeling from the US election result. Right now, and from right here, the world’s future looks more uncertain and more troubled than ever. God clearly didn’t answer my prayer not to let Trump be elected president, … Continue reading →

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Please don’t let Trump in!

Posted on November 7, 2016 by TheEvangelicalLiberal

I’m not sure if this is more a heartfelt last-ditch appeal to the good people of America, or a desperate prayer to God. I’m not really expecting this blog to make a difference – but I have to do something, … Continue reading →

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New Year – new hope or no hope?

Posted on January 15, 2016 by TheEvangelicalLiberal

Happy New-ish Year to you all. If Christmas is the most stressful season, New Year is surely the most depressing (particularly for natural pessimists like me). Once the celebratory fireworks have faded, the January skies look even blacker and bleaker … Continue reading →

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I’m a monster, you’re a monster – reflecting on ‘Jihadi John’ and Jimmy Savile

Posted on March 8, 2015 by TheEvangelicalLiberal

There’s been a lot of talk about monsters recently on news and comment channels. So Jimmy Savile, abusing his celebrity status to prey sexually on vulnerable children, was a monster. Mohammed Emwazi aka “Jihadi John”, beheading innocent civilians and aid … Continue reading →

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Jesus is Charlie?

Posted on January 15, 2015 by TheEvangelicalLiberal

The ‘Je suis Charlie’ slogan and hashtag can hardly have escaped many people’s notice this last week. It arose in the immediate aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo killings, as a sign of support and solidarity – of personal identification with … Continue reading →

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2014 – review of the year

Posted on January 9, 2015 by TheEvangelicalLiberal

So, a slightly belated Happy New Year to you all. Before we move on to new things, how was 2014 for you? For me it was a fairly challenging year that I’m not entirely sorry to bid farewell to. Continuing … Continue reading →

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