We all need rhythm. We all need a reset from time to time. But is the liturgical calendar essential for Christians?
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No amount of luxury holidays seem to block the bitter wind of anxiety in our modern West. It is beginning to feel like storms are brewing.
Matthew Perry’s death sobers us. It reminds us of the fleeting nature of life and the fading nature of beauty.
The attitude that any leader, despite their behaviour, is integral and indispensible to the organisation, is a myth, writes Stephen McAlpine.
What we are watching in the post-Christian West is the inexorable marching of what I will term “The Theology Of The Skull”.
Tim Keller’s final book does what the writer did for the bulk of his ministry: it infuses a deep gracious call for spiritual transformation.
But it’s no laughing matter. The increased risk of bowel cancer as you er, pass, fifty means that the poo test could be a life saver.
Who would want a church full of AI ‘synths’ when you can have one full of humans, writes Stephen McAlpine.
The removal of Christianity hasn’t left us with a self-assured humanity, rather aimless people, struggling with their bodies and identity.
I don’t mean to sound too sombre, but planning for death, its inevitability and inexorable pull towards our grave, is not a bad thing.