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Fear Vs Right
As a father of two teenagers, I am constantly amazed by their passion, creativity, and strong sense of justice. They give me plenty of reasons to feel proud. Like many
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Keeping Up With Goodness
“God made mankind upright, but they have gone in search of many schemes.” — Ecclesiastes 7:29 (NIV) As I reflected on that verse today, I thought about something. We spend
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Taking Offence?
Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard Christians describe sin as the fundamental problem with humanity. Sin, not Jesus’ love, seems to be the centre of the Gospel sometimes. Because
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Do You Have A Favourite Side Of Jesus?
I have a theory about Jesus. Or, more accurately, I have a theory about us. I think your favourite side of Jesus might tell me something about you, and possibly
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Excuses and The Emptying Pews
Every time someone left my church, the pastor had a way of apportioning blame to the departed church member. When we had a staff meeting, he would often update us
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Just Start
You don’t know what you’re capable of until you actually start something. As the famous Dutch football player Johan Cruyff once said: “If you never take a shot, it means
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Decision Making As A Believer
You know, if an angel appeared to me and told me exactly what to do with my life, I reckon my faith would suddenly become quite impressive. If the angel
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Taking Responsibility?
Everyone knows what happened in the Garden of Eden. Eve was tempted by the serpent, ate the forbidden fruit, persuaded Adam to eat it too, and humanity fell into sin.
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The Gospel of How
There was a gospel that Jesus preached: “the gospel of the kingdom” (e.g., Matthew 4:23; Mark 1:14–15; Acts 1:3), and when he told his disciples to go and proclaim it,
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Preaching In Public?
There are some things you simply don’t do on public transport. You don’t put your phone on speaker. You don’t blast your music. And, as one American preacher discovered this
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