New Video and News of the Week

The Image of God and Disability. And news from Biden to Bulgaria!

This week I have been on holiday in the Victorian south coast, enjoying the Great Ocean road, some time walking through forest with the family, and getting some fresh air.

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New Video

In this video, I argue that we should understand the imago dei, the "image of God" from Genesis 1:27-28, in light of disability. Furthermore, a robust understanding of the imago dei as universal in all people, irrespective of ableness, constitutes the epicenter of a Christian account of humanity and forms the basis of human rights.

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News this Week!

Biden has days to rescue his administration. Maybe he’ll hang on! But I suspect that the end will be slow at first and then an avalanche just before the convention.

Justices give presidents immunity for official acts, further delaying Trump’s trial. I understand everyone’s anxiety, but you have to distinguish the limits of presidential power from the stuff I’d like to litigate Donald Trump for!

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally officially wins first round of French assembly elections. The problem with an unpopular French president daring the electorate to flirt with the far right is that sometimes the electorate dislikes you so much that they will flirt with the far right.

It’s Not Reverse Mission If You Just Stay in Your Own Church. Can African immigrants help revitalize London churches?

Trouble in Bulgaria with the struggle of any party to form a government and the election of a pro-Russian candidate as the new patriarch.

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