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Are We Better Than This?

Are We Better Than This?

Why are things so ***t?

 

This was the question asked of veteran journalist Gavin Esler by a member of the public who recognised him in Devon one day.

 

It was a very British kind of question, pithily and crudely expressing an underlying feeling right now and Esler has set out to answer it in Britain Is Better Than This

 

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The Public Demand Strength And The media Desire Perfection, But Proclaim Christ Crusified

The Public Demand Strength And The media Desire Perfection, But We Proclaim Christ Crucified
Every generation presents a challenge to the Gospel; a way of looking at the world which defies the wisdom of God. In St Paul’s time it was embodied in the idea that Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom. Signs from God were rooted in Jewish history: manna in the wilderness; Gideon’s fleece; Elijah’s fire from heaven. The contemporaries of Jesus and Paul, however, turned the grace of God into a consumer right. Do something special for us; then we’ll believe. The Greek philosophical tradition was entrenched. To gain respect and an audience, an orator had to beguile and entrance with clever arguments unfolded at length. Say something special for us; then we’ll believe. Both audiences seemed to be bored and jaded, unable to see beyond the l...
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