The Deeper Walk is a collection of longer articles for those who want to move beyond brief reflection and explore the Christian faith with greater depth.
Here you will find extended biblical studies, thoughtful examinations of Christian belief, and writing that considers the difficult spiritual, moral and cultural questions facing believers today. This includes the Challenging Thinking Christianity series, which examines commonly accepted ideas, tests them carefully against Scripture, and encourages readers to think more clearly about faith, truth and discipleship.
These articles are not intended to offer quick or simplistic answers. They provide space to reflect, question, examine and grow. Some will strengthen familiar convictions; others may challenge assumptions or invite the reader to consider a subject from a different perspective.
The purpose is not controversy for its own sake, but a deeper and more mature walk with God,one shaped by Scripture, honest reflection, spiritual discernment and a willingness to follow truth wherever it leads.
Longer reflections on faith, Scripture, and the world we are living in
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Why Forgiveness Is So Difficult
Read more: Why Forgiveness Is So DifficultJustice, Mercy and What Forgiveness Really Means Forgiveness is one of the most familiar ideas in Christianity and one of the most difficult to practise honestly. Most of us understand…
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Shame, Guilt and Grace
Read more: Shame, Guilt and GraceUnderstanding the Difference—and Why Confusing Them Damages Faith Guilt and shame are often treated as though they are the same thing. We feel bad after doing something wrong, so we…
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The Problem with Pride
Read more: The Problem with PridePride is more subtle than arrogance. This article explores how pride hides within success, certainty and independence, and how humility frees us from needing to feel greater than others.
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Freedom
Read more: FreedomFreedom is more than the absence of restraint or the ability to follow every desire. This article explores how choices shape character, why habits can become forms of bondage, and…
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What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Read more: What Does It Mean to Be Human?What does it really mean to be human? Before we can understand equality, purpose or freedom, we must first understand our identity. This article explores why human dignity cannot be…
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Why Human Beings Create Hierarchies
Read more: Why Human Beings Create HierarchiesWhy do human beings instinctively create systems of status and superiority? This article explores our desire for hierarchy, why position is so easily confused with worth, and how the Kingdom…
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Equal Before God:
Read more: Equal Before God:Christian teaching on men and women must distinguish eternal doctrine from inherited custom. Equality does not require sameness, and difference must never become domination. As modern life reshapes work, family…
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One Human Family:
Read more: One Human Family:Race has too often been used to divide humanity into categories of worth. This article explores why that idea has no place within Christian belief, examining the origins of racial…
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When the Heat Makes Neighbours of Us
Read more: When the Heat Makes Neighbours of UsExtreme heat exposes more than our physical frailty; it reveals whether we are content to observe suffering or willing to become neighbours. Jesus calls us from distant concern to the…