Archive - Contra Mundum - Jeff Gissing

Hopeful rather than haughty

Psalm 131 on how pride robs us of hope

May 10, 2024 •

A cry from the depths

Psalm 130 and waiting on the Lord

May 9, 2024 •

Walking the unwanted way of suffering

Psalm 129 as an antidote to affliction

May 8, 2024 •

It shall be well with thee

Psalm 128 as an antidote to indifference

May 7, 2024 •

Unless the Lord...

Psalm 127 as an antidote to striving

May 6, 2024 •

July 2023

Wealth, fame, and the gospel

The earliest Christians were fairly consistently critical of wealth.

Jul 5, 2023 •

November 2022

Salvation is the healing from sin

“The whole creation, as it will be completed in the new heaven and the new earth, is the fruit of the work of Christ.”

Nov 1, 2022 •

October 2022

Trinity in creation

“Scripture left no doubt on this point.

Oct 31, 2022 •

Creation reflects God’s divinity

“[Scripture] teaches, first of all, that God is the Creator of heaven and earth.

Oct 31, 2022 •

What does the Kingdom require?

“The Gospel is not content to be one opinion among others but claims to be the truth, the truth that by its very nature is exclusive of every area.

Oct 28, 2022 •

The transgender flag in my son’s classroom

My wife and I recently attended our son’s first High School parent-teacher conferences.

Oct 27, 2022 •

August 2022

The public perception of the church

I’m writing from Oxford, where I learned that–once more–the Anglican communion is in turmoil.

Aug 8, 2022 •

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