New Wine Old Skins Series

When the four of us (old skins) got together to identify our series of conversations for the summer break we recognized a common idea. We were not the same Christians as when we started. Our wine was new embodied in old skins hence the spin on an old metaphor.

The New Wine in Old Skins Series is an exploration of our journeys of discovery.

We are seeing the truth of God in different ways than we used to. Life has brought us a variety of experiences which have pushed us around – like the wind blowing a tree - and I think we could say, for each of us, have made our roots go deeper into God, rather than blow us over.

Below are hyperlinks to each of the presentations. We hope in the week to come to add some study notes and further reading to assist others on the journey.

4th January Presentation
Harley Kitchen reflects on how his earlier upbringing and his current view of God's love and judgement is being changed.

11th January Presentation
Roger Richards explored the way in which one can be pulled different ways as one seeks to act like Jesus. (ARTICLE STILL BEING TRANSCRIBED)

18th January Presentation
Michael Green, explored the impact of various Christian debates and how they lead us into a tightly defined worldview that may not reflect the true image of God

25th January Presentation
Jim Stallard explored and compared God's attitude and that of some Christians to the Poor and the Mentally opressed. (ARTICLE STILL BEING TRANSCRIBED)

Further Research and Reading

The information found below is for your research and personal development.

Be aware: The materials are not prepared by the authors.
This website nor the church have any influence over the material found on these sites.

Virtual Museum of Protestantism

In the 19th century the theological climate changed throughout the protestant community. Four main factors brought about a radical change in Protestant thought and spirituality :

A new concept of knowledge, closely related to the profound changes due to Kant's philosophy.
The emphasis given to sensitivity as a result of romanticism.
A new way of reading and understanding the Bible as a result of the historic and literary critique of texts.
The secularization of society.

Princeton Theologian Paul Ramsey observes that "ours is the first attempt in recorded history to build a culture upon the premise that God is dead." This Time article from 1966 gives a window into the earlier deacades of current modern thinking. More than just an historical piece, quite thought provoking.