blogger: sheridan voysey

sheridan voysey

writer. speaker. broadcaster. Australia.

three evils

by sheridan voysey on September 24th, 2012 | 5 responses

On January 12, 2010, Haiti was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that leveled an estimated 250,000 homes and 30,000 buildings, killing nearly 300,000 people. A cholera outbreak a few months later claimed thousands more lives. Philosophers have a name for this kind of devastation. They call it... read more »

modern priests

by sheridan voysey on September 15th, 2012 | one response

“I’m very clear about what my role and purpose is,” Oprah Winfrey once told an interviewer. “I am the messenger to deliver the message of redemption, of hope, of forgiveness, of gratitude, of evolving people to the best of themselves.” Often described as the high priestess of... read more »

holy imagination

by sheridan voysey on September 5th, 2012 | 7 responses

In his book The Johns, Victor Malarek reveals the motivations of men who buy the services of prostitutes. In most cases, pornography precedes the transaction. The men watch porn, fantasize about the experience they want, then find a woman who will act out what they desire. The deed follows the... read more »

gentleness and respect

by sheridan voysey on August 25th, 2012 | one response

“And what he still has left of his faith is such an anemic, mushy, and watered-down bowl of pap that he really has become a joke—a caricature of religious conviction. Any atheist or New Ager could come up with such grotesque nonsense.” There is a place for stating things bluntly. But these... read more »

murderous intent

by sheridan voysey on August 14th, 2012 | 16 responses

At its best, anger alerts us to injustice. At its worst, anger becomes murderous in intent. Beyond wanting to see a wrong righted, we find ourselves wishing the destruction of a person—through the use of words if not a gun. Many years ago, I experienced a dark and prolonged feud with a co-worker.... read more »

a destructive god

by sheridan voysey on August 3rd, 2012 | 2 responses

There are two essential spiritual truths that we ignore at our peril. The first is that a variety of “gods” seek our allegiance. The second is that we take on the qualities of the gods we worship. Jesus described money as one of these alternative gods, and the secular world is now telling us how... read more »

no other god

by sheridan voysey on July 23rd, 2012 | 6 responses

In his fascinating book, Modes of Faith, Theodore Ziolkowski reviews the lives of 19th-century European writers who had lost faith in God. What Ziolkowski finds is this: While these authors had dismissed the God of the Bible, another ‘god’ had soon taken His place. Ziolkowski found five... read more »

beyond reciprocity

by sheridan voysey on July 13th, 2012 | 8 responses

If there’s one law that pervades the world, it’s the law of reciprocity. Simply put, reciprocity is the notion of mutual exchange or fair return. It’s the basis of many social interactions: • Business: where a fair exchange of goods and services is made between parties. • Politics: where... read more »

life and submission

by sheridan voysey on July 2nd, 2012 | 3 responses

Jesus taught us to lay down our lives for others. At its most costly moments, I believe this submission of our wills happens in four progressive stages. The first stage is recognition. We are presented with a need or a person for whom a decision of submission must be made. The second stage is... read more »

a house divided

by sheridan voysey on June 18th, 2012 | 7 responses

Janice is an attractive woman in her mid-30s. She has looks, friends and a successful career. A few years ago she also became a Christian—to the horror of her atheist father. Since then her visits home have become more and more difficult. Each week her father pummels her with reasons why she... read more »

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