Author Archives: Alastair Roberts

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About Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts (PhD, Durham University) writes in the areas of biblical theology and ethics, but frequently trespasses beyond these bounds. He participates in the weekly Mere Fidelity podcast, blogs at Alastair’s Adversaria, and tweets at @zugzwanged.

Boggle Online

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

You really would not believe the amount of time that I have wasted on this site over the last few weeks.

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N.T. Wright Oratorio

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

I presume that a number of you are aware of Paul Spicer’s Easter oratorio, which Wright wrote the words for. Kevin Bush, of the N.T. Wright page (easily one of the best sites online), has provided the words and also … Continue reading →

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Are you obsessing about Calvinism?

Posted on December 12, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

Marc Heinrich may not entirely share my understanding of what Calvinism is, but he sure writes funny posts. I must admit, I read more of Calvin and Hobbes than John Calvin nowadays.

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News Update

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

This is my second attempt at this post. The first time I lost everything, just as I was about to publish it. I am just about to enter into my final week at St Andrews before returning for Christmas. It … Continue reading →

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Breaking news on the FV

Posted on December 9, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

See here and here.

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Posted on December 9, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

I want one.

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Abomination of Desolation

Posted on December 9, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

This is horrible. Although they have long been heading in this direction, the Disney denomination of Pooh followers has finally gone apostate. It seems to me that anyone who has been engaged in the quest for the historical Pooh would … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Meme

Posted on December 8, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

OK, I have been tagged, so here goes: 1. Seven things to do before I die 2. Seven things I cannot do 3. Seven things that attract me to my spouse 4. Seven things I say most often 5. Seven … Continue reading →

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Is All of Life Worship?

Posted on December 8, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

Jeff has some helpful thoughts here. I find the analogy of the Church as a body to be an exceedingly fruitful one, particularly in this area. Whilst I lay no claim for a biblical basis for the following sub-analogies, I … Continue reading →

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Priesthood of all Believers

Posted on December 7, 2005 by Alastair Roberts

…it is the essence of the priesthood to help people draw near to God. Yes, you get to go into God’s house yourself as a priest. The High Priest even gets to go into the Most Holy Place where Yahweh … Continue reading →

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