Top 10 posts of all time

As ranked by visits, just since I moved to WordPress in July 2007. Thanks to the 23,000 visitors (or the 2 people that came back 11,000 times….).
1) Hearts versus Barcelona - be afraid, be very afraid - a post previewing a football match - 575 views
2) A day in the life of a hedge fund analyst - [...]

Daytime

Drugged up and mad about it

I’m taking a break (briefly) from women and the bible (I have at least 3 more posts on it so bear with me). I wanted to just respond to Jamie who kindly answered my questions of him, and also tagged me in a meme, looking at areas where we have compromised and how I can [...]

Women + church + bible - part 4

Jesus and the new covenant
 The reversal of the fall starts to happen with Jesus, who brings a victory, and peace prevails. The curse of Genesis 3 is defeated and life changes from that point on. The tension should no longer be within the community, but between the community and the world. When Jesus returns, the [...]

Women + church + bible - part 3

The fall

The tree of life - God does not provide the tree of life to tempt Adam, rather it is provided clearly to remind Adam that he only has life when he recgnises that he is subservient to God. This is the authority structure that is demonstrated - God over Adam and Eve and the [...]

Women + church + bible - part 2

The trigger and the book
Around Christmas ‘07 I started thinking about what I felt about female elders. We’ve never had elders at MBC whilst I’ve been there, but we have had deacons, some of whom were female - and who I greatly admired and respected for what they were doing and the character and godliness. Our church leadership [...]

Women + church + bible - part 1

One issue that’s been niggling at me for the last two years since I moved back to Edinburgh is what the bible says about women and church and headship. I’ve not given it a lot of time until recently, but I felt it would be helpful to share where I come from, and where I [...]

Freedom

At small group this week we’ll be studying the Society Room DVD of Catherine Rohr from the Prison Entrepreneurship Programme on the topic of “Redeeming Justice” (somewhat apt after our conversations earlier this week on what is the gospel, lol). Catherine is one my modern-day heroes for what she does, and hearing her speak helped [...]

MBC & new elder elections

Our local church gathering is about to appoint elders, for the first time I believe. This is the final step in a year long restructuring of the leadership and staff team, and it’s a critical one in my eyes. I thought it would be interesting to post the description of what the church is looking [...]

MBC Team India July ‘08

As mentioned previously, this summer I’m going to India. Here are some more details, and if you’re local, some ways in which to get involed.
A team of 8 people from MBC are heading out to India this summer. Our church has begun to build up relationships with OM and its work with the Dalit people, [...]