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Judges 15
This post continues a chapter by chapter study of the story of Samson. Please check out these links to Judges 13 and 14. The Judges 15 portion of Samson’s saga is in a sense the most simple: Its a polemic … Continue reading
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How to be held
How to be held or The discipline supports the experience and the truth we’ve already received I’ve been like a broken record at youth discipleship recently, saying every week that prayer and reading the bible are really important things to … Continue reading
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Making Connections – Passover X Cain and Abel
I love those moments when you make a sudden connection about something that you’ve pondered in the Bible. It’s like the spirit gives you a freebie. No work required. That happened for me today as I was listening to some … Continue reading
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On Praying for Healing
So I spoke to someone this week whose faith was much stronger than my own. This person understood the way that God looks at us much better than I did. This person’s name is Andrew and he’s 11 years old. … Continue reading
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If God loves me so much then why…
As part of the team putting on youth clubs at our church I am often called to answer questions that teens have about God. Last week I was asked another riff on a common question. One lad asked; ‘If God … Continue reading
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Watching, Listening and Fly Fishing
Some people read the Bible for the sound bites. And when I say some people I mean that I’m using an exaggerated stereotype. Some people collect nice sounding quote pellets and use them liberally in conversation like a day fisherman … Continue reading
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Christian Marriage
The whole gay marriage issue is a hot potato in the UK at the moment. A lot of Christians are very hot under the collar about it. The Bible is very clear about what Christian marriage should be like, so … Continue reading
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knowing what it is and knowing why it is.
Read Genesis 3, 1-6 They say that every preacher has their own special subject that they’ll keep returning to. Pet passions that continually re-emerge. I’ve yet to discover what most of mine are. But if there is one thing I … Continue reading
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What is the soul, additional notes
I posted a piece called ‘what is the soul?’ earlier today. I finished writing it about 4 days ago now, but I’ve been sitting on it without showing anyone since then as I hadn’t yet mustered up the courage to … Continue reading
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sheep
There are a lot of metaphors about sheep in the Bible, we’re all sheep and God is our Shepherd. Some people struggle with the image and say they’d rather not be a sheep. But these people don’t really understand the … Continue reading
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