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The heart
What is the Christian life? Getting better at following a bunch of rules by trying harder? Just doing stuff the church says you should? For the period of Lent we are going to look at what the bible says about the human heart. Traditionally Lent is the period when Christians reflect on the Cross of…
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Formed in our frailties
It’s the beginning of a new year, it’s “shiny and new – so going well” someone told me yesterday as I sold them a sausage at Bunnings! It was January the 2nd. New things start with promise and with anticipation that something good will come. Yet I’ve noticed many social commentators get to the end…
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Subversive Baby Jesus
Christmas is coming again! How do you feel about that announcement? There are mixed feelings: some people look forward to Christmas, others are glad for it to be done. Often overlooked is the subversive nature of the original announcement of Jesus’ birth. See, news of Jesus birth brought change to how the world was understood,…
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Constantly Reforming
October 31st 2017 marks the 500th anniversary since the German monk Martin Luther published his famous 95 Theses against the practice of selling indulgences. While no movement flows from a singular event or person, Luther’s 95 Theses were a significant catalyst for great change and reformation of the church of the time. In the 16th…