Here are columns our staff write for the Otago Daily Times. The links to full articles will take you to the ODT website.
Human words of scripture bear God’s voice
Christopher Holmes writes about the power of the Bible.
View the full article here: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/human-words-scripture-bear-god%E2%80%99s-voice
Beginnings are easy, continuing is hard
When life is hard going, we can learn from Martin Luther, writes Tim Cooper.
View the full article here: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/beginnings-are-easy-continuing-hard
No matter what we call it, we must tell it like it is
It is essential to tell the truth about choice at the end of life, writes Derek Alan Woodard-Lehman.
View the full article here: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/no-matter-what-wecall-it-we-must-tell-it-it
Early Christians found new family — by staying at home
House churches in earliest Christianity played an important role, writes Paul Trebilco.
View the full article here: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/early-christians-found-new-family-%E2%80%94-staying-home
The Bible and blasphemy in a secular age
The relationship between laws against blasphemy, secularisation, and freedom of speech is complex, writes James E. Harding.
View the full article here: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/bible-and-blasphemy-secular-age
The unexpected lends weight to accounts
Are the accounts of Jesus’ resurrection reliable, asks Paul Trebilco.
View the full article here: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/unexpected-lends-weight-accounts
Going without for finite period can be revelatory
Lynne Baab considers Facebook, fasts and freedom through fasting.
View the full article here: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/going-without-finite-period-can-be-revelatory
Confronting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church
David Tombs compares the Catholic Church’s recent responses to allegations of sexual abuse in Australia and in Peru.
View the full article here: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/confronting-sexual-abuse-catholic-church
Trump’s religious beliefs hard to pin down
Is it possible to have faith in Donald Trump, asks David Tombs.
View the full article here: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/trump%E2%80%99s-religious-beliefs-hard-pin-down
