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Christ in the Old Testament

by Hugh on December 5, 2011 in Faith with 1 Comment

Sometimes looking for Jesus in the Old Testament feels a bit like looking through a ‘Where’s Wally’ book. Turn each page and if you look hard you’ll see Jesus. It seems a bit of a trite approach to the Old Testament… Hermeneutics for dummies… and leaping to Jesus. Looks like a rabbit, sounds like a rabbit… but it must be Jesus…

Now I’m not sure that’s a wrong approach. The New Testament often uses pictures from the Old Testament to point to Jesus… and Jesus is indeed in ALL the Scriptures (Luke 24:27). Take Deuteronomy for example… Jesus is… Continue reading →

Tabloid Justice

by Hugh on November 28, 2011 in Current Affairs with No comments

I guess if I’m honest I just assumed he did it. Like the opening 10 minutes of an episode of Midsomer Murders and picking the suspicious looking one. He did look a bit odd. The Sun went with the headline – “The Strange Mr. Jefferies”. What I find most troubling is that had Vincent Tabak not been convicted for the murder of Joanna Yates, the her landlord Chris Jefferies would still be our prime suspect. Continue reading →