Here’s the extended quote from Daniel Boorstin’s book, ‘Image: a Guide to Pseudo Events in America‘, that I used in the sermon today. May we confess our extravagant expectations which blind us to the reality of … Read More
SLE financial update
This is what I shared with the church this morning: —————— You may have noticed that here at SLE we don’t talk about our giving and financial situation much. In a way, we don’t bring … Read More
Number Symbolism in Revelation
The fact that in Revelation certain numbers (e.g. three, seven, twelve, etc.) appear frequently, and others (e.g. eight, nine or eleven) not at all, suggests to us that these numbers are symbolic. (It would be unusual, even in … Read More
Ezekiel 16 & 23, a Pastoral Reflection
If you’ve been following our SLE Bible Reading Plan then you will have noticed that we are currently reading through the prophet Ezekiel and on Friday we hit chapters 15 and 16, and coming up … Read More
Revelation: an unfamiliar genre
Over the coming weeks we’ll be exploring the book of Revelation in some depth. Our SLE blog will also be used to help fill in some details that may have been glossed over, or … Read More
New Sermon Series: Revelation
I grew up in a non-Christian family and my first introduction to the book of Revelation came in the early 90’s with some TV documentary on the supposed prophecies contained within. Looking back on the … Read More