Rev Geraint ap Iorwerth from Pennal quoted in a UK BBC report: “People have told me they turned away from the real message of Jesus because of this God – that this version put lots of people off him as children. “My version of God is Jesus, who was pure compassion and unconditional love. “The …
From Tim Chester’s A Meal With Jesus We think we’re enacting grace if we provide for the poor. But we’re only half-way there. We’ve missed the social dynamics. What we communicate is that we’re able and you’re unable. “I can do something for you, but you can do nothing for me. I’m superior to you.” …
From Tim Chester’s A Meal With Jesus We need a theology of leftovers. The Old Testament people of Israel were told to gather just enough manna for one day (Exodus 16) When they tried to gather two day’s worth, it always went bad. If you acted as if manna was a finite resource that must …
More from Tim Chester’s new book A Meal With Jesus: Our meals express our doctrine of justification. It’s possible to articulate an orthodox theology of justification by faith, but communicate through your meals [and table fellowship] a doctrine of justification of works. pg53.
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