PinnedMike RansMoving to Facebook / RedditFind future articles on Facebook / RedditJan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021
Mike RansCan anything positive for our faith come out of events in the Capitol?I have largely steered clear of politics in my postings because I believe that cruciform theology sits above and should guide our politics…Jan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021
Mike RansFaith and works — one and the same?Not long ago I was mulling on faith and works, a topic which has quite literally divided the church. Very sadly, it is a subject which has…Dec 12, 2020Dec 12, 2020
Mike RansNot another atonement theory! (Part 3 — Atonement theories are just outcomes)Instead of the Father blueprinting Jesus’s murder to serve some Divine purpose, in part 1 we concentrated first on the mission He had in…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Mike RansNot another atonement theory! (Part 2 — Why do we reject mercy and forgiveness?)Part 1 considered atonement from a human viewpoint instead of coming at it straight away trying to explain (guess!) what God intended.Oct 22, 2020Oct 22, 2020
Mike RansNot another atonement theory! (Part 1 — using Gerharde Forde’s approach)Another day. Another atonement theory. Christians have been mulling over atonement theories for centuries trying to explain why Christ had…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Mike Rans“Love is a Verb” by Derek FloodIn these times it is hard to have hope. If God is hope, then we are also made for hope. To live in God is to live in love & to live in…Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020
Mike RansWhy do we rarely hear God as clearly as a friend standing next to us?One of the issues that we as Christians encounter in our faith journeys is why we are not able to hear God in the same clear way as when…Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
Mike RansHelping someone struggling with what they see as an unkind Jesus in the gospelsA member of the cruciform theology Facebook group had been struggling with the Bible, not with the usual texts in the Old Testament, but…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
Mike RansBrian Zahnd on a Christian understanding of GodFor most Western people “God” is the amalgamation of all the philosophical “omnies”-omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, omni-everything…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
