Bible
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Beware of being religious!
Matthew 12:9-14 tells the story of Jesus going to the synagogue one Sabbath day. It’s the equivalent of our going to church on a Sunday morning. When Jesus arrives there is a crowd centred around a helpless man. He is helpless because his hand is withered, and that puts him at the bottom of the… Continue reading
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What Pervades?
What do the conversations revolve around in your home? What is it that animates you and yours? What gets your passions roused enough to discuss, debate, express yourself? There’s so much to capture our attention these days and there are so many ways of being captured. For many people it’s the TV that sits in… Continue reading
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Lost your way?
What I like about Jesus’ disciples is their ordinariness – they were just plain people trying to find their way in life, just like the rest of us. And just like the rest of us that way wasn’t clear. The modern age isn’t the only one where people are pulled this way and that with… Continue reading
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The Secret Christmas
Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season its sometimes hard to put your finger on what it’s all about. We all want to know who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. We all wonder what we will receive, and just as importantly, what we will give to our loved ones. With every passing… Continue reading
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You, however
Isn’t it remarkable how often we look at others in order to gauge how we are doing? As we look around the church we can see an awful lot that is not good: selfish people, the money hungry, proud, arrogant, even the downright abusive and unholy – what an ugly bunch of people to worship… Continue reading