Category Archives: discernment

Christianity unwrapped: notes from the second year

Posted on 1 January 2025 by Erika Cule

Surprising conversations with the Vicar Part IV: 1 The Lord said to me again, ‘Go, love a woman who has a lover and is an adulteress, just as the Lord loves the people of Israel, though they turn to other … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ambivalence, reluctance and the Jesus scale

Posted on 6 May 2024 by Erika Cule

About eight months or so ago, I started talking about the concept of a scale of faith in Christ. I christened it the Jesus scale. Here is a diagram: On the far left, you have antitheism, hard determinism, militant atheism, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Desires of my heart

Posted on 2 March 2024 by Erika Cule

Let the little children come to me 14Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” — Matthew 19:14, NIV Once St Mary’s clocked that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bookshelf

Posted on 30 January 2024 by Erika Cule

Recovery You’re reading again. my brother remarked, last fall. You said you couldn’t read before. I jolted. It was true. When I am depressed I lose the ability to read books. This is one of the worst symptoms. Staring at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Darwin and the divine

Posted on 1 January 2023 by Erika Cule

On Boxing Day, Jerry Coyne posted his blog post The New York Times touts religious miracles as proof of God. In his post, Coyne deconstructs an essay published in the New York Times. The essay by Molly Worthern uses individual … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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