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Can a good person get to heaven even if they don’t believe? We were discussing this at a recent CY?, and the girls were firmly of the opinion that for God not to ‘let someone in’, if this nonbeliever had “been reasonable good like, not murdering loads of people or something” would be very unfair. [...]

The cross is not glorious, it’s disgusting. It’s an ugly, vile thing and we shouldn’t try to pretend otherwise. It’s where God the Son was not only rejected by society, but he was abandoned by God himself. Do you really want to follow a God that does that? The cross smashes the distinction between ‘evangelism’ [...]

…and if he did, would he have seen fit to eat a meal with you? Back from a weekend’s church houseparty, I’m thrown straight into Holy week. That started last Sunday, when Christians remember Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey and being hailed as king by the people. By the time Friday comes, we’ll [...]