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Even if we thought the description of John the Baptist doing his thing is sufficiently bizarre to allow it to be set aside as having little to do with modern Christianity, I still suspect there are still some aspects of ..read more
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5d ago
There seems a bit of a gap between how most folk in modern communities regard the coming of Christmas and how the gospels actually used in the season of advent. I guess if Western communities are anything like mine in ..read more
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2w ago
Some random Thoughts on a question: Is Jesus Your King? At a recent ceremony in the Australian Parliament Australia, an independent Aboriginal politician (Lidia Thorpe) created an embarrassing international incident by calling out to the guest of honour, King Charles ..read more
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2w ago
Lectionary sermon for 17 November 2024 on Mark 13: 1-8 I confess to liking some anecdotes so much that I am happy to recycle them. Today’s example is from an actual past TV interview with a man who had survived ..read more
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1M ago
On revealing the true value of what we claim…. One thing we can be sure of is that elections like the just completed US election do at least highlight some strengths and weakness of their voting population. Yes, a majority ..read more
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1M ago
It is curious why so many are prepared to admire and praise the words of Jesus and the saints down through history – yet many of the subsequent self-identified followers show little inclination to allow those same words to interfere ..read more
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1M ago
Regardless of what we prefer to think is the best way to approach stories of faith healing, the fact is that each of us has a different history of encounters with our faith. This includes all sorts of experiences that ..read more
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1M ago
A few verses into this reading we note… “When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord ..read more
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2M ago
(on Mark Ch10: 17-31) The Rich Young Man and the Eye of the Needle While today’s story is very familiar to many Christians, what is more intriguing is why so many of us who claim to accept Christianity happily accumulate ..read more
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2M ago
Divorce (and something else) in the First Century I have occasionally encountered a street evangelist, who, without even finding out my name, is prepared to give me a short Bible quoting lecture on what I clearly need in my life ..read more