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I’m a Lover Not A Fighter
Tomorrow I’m giving an evangelistic talk at a women’s brunch. Women (especially Christians) and talks (especially evangelistic ones) scare me. As a result, I’ve spent most of this week: preparing...
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I Can’t Hear You
Lies of Addiction: 1. Life should be easy and problem-free. Jesus says ‘in this life you will have many troubles’. But instead of trusting Him in them, I turn against Him and feel outraged when this...
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Jesus Ruined My Life
Christianity is not a crutch: it’s a cross. I believe this – but everything in me fights against it. When I first became a Christian, I anticipated inner peace, the gift of niceness and (if possible) a...
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The Unforgivable Sin
Jesus tells us to forgive those who hurt and betray us – not just once, but over and over. Even in theory this strikes me as an act of madness. We’re no longer in the playground Lord. Some things can...
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Happy Ascension Day! Er, Why?
It’s Ascension Day today. But I’ve never really got it. So I asked Glen to explain… Imagine yourself back in Leviticus 16 – everything about the sacrificial system is screaming at you that you’re a...
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Bears and Brimstone
Yesterday I was preparing for children’s church. I always open the materials a bit gingerly in case it’s a.) Letivical cleansing with the under 2′s or b.) requires 700 toilet rolls and a working...
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But Why? Guest Post
Guest Post from Glen on the story of Job: So here’s the story: Job loses his wealth, his health and his family in a series of extraordinary calamities. The reader is aware – though Job is not – that...
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What did you expect? Guest Post
Glen writes: Our expectations shape our experience in a dramatic way. Emma and I once watched Event Horizon thinking it was a comedy. Though there were no jokes, we cackled our way through the first...
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Born Again
C asked a great question in the last post: ‘what does it mean to meet Jesus?’ (Your comments have been stonking: thank-you). Here’s my tuppence; No-one goes away from meeting Jesus, unchanged....
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Weight-Lifters
Why does God put us in church? Is it to make us feel guilty? Or grade us for attendance? (‘Scrivener? Scrivener?) Yes. Post done. Ok, no. There’s lots of reasons. But one big one is because we need...
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Man, I Feel Like A Man
I’m wary about writing on gender, (she says, doing it anyway). Men and women are different; but from where I’m sitting (the fence), biblical differences aren’t the same as the cultural ones and it’s...
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LOVE this.
Our vicar played it this morning at church. Brilliant. From Worship House Media Share...
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Mind over Mullet
The book of Judges. Is it really meant to be in the Bible? Or did someone just forget? I’m told that it’s very funny if you’re an Israelite. But I don’t get the joke. And it’s weird. Sex and the City...
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WHY IS EVERYONE SHOUTING
My mum has recently discovered the joys of email. Unfortunately she’s trigger happy when it comes to punctuation. Everything is written in CAPS and with EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!!!!! So it feels like...
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The Wednesday Dilemma
Tonight is our home group. Also known as ‘house group’, ‘fellowship group’, ‘bible study’, ‘cell group’ and ‘bible group’. The name’s not important. What’s important is that, right now, I don’t feel...
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Father Talk
Thanks to J for showing me this: A letter from your Dad: You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2 I am familiar with...
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Sex. Life.
A single friend, who’s attracted to girls, came to me recently. She’s a Christian and believes that Christ loves and accepts her as she is. She also believes that the Bible prohibits a sexual...
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Lifted not Laden
I remember chatting to an old neighbour about her bible reading. Every day; rain, hail or shine, she’d read a portion of scripture. Inspired, I asked what kept her going – and what she’d been learning....
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Bible for the Bruised
I have an enduring love for Gideon bibles. Especially the section at the start, where they list verses according to topics. When I first became a Christian, that wee red book was like a road map:...
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Simple Enough for Grown-Ups
My friend Alice has just written a stonking book about sharing Jesus with pre-schoolers. I asked her if she’d talk a bit about it - and her own relationship with God. Is her writing an expression of...
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