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The Emotions of Holy Week: A journey through some Psalms
The Christian life contains the full breath of the human emotions, the type of emotions that are labelled ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ (such a distinction is interesting itself!). The Psalms also contain the wide breath of human emotions, which may be embarrassing or off putting to the idea that we should only acknowledge the ‘positive’ ones
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A Child is born who…
In the lead up to Christmas this year we are going to prepare for Jesus’ birth by looking at the prophecy about him recorded in Isaiah ch 9:6-7. We will tease out a few of the names and role of Jesus, and see just how remarkably good this promised child is…and therefore, just how great
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The Air We Breathe
All around us, the air we breathe, we often don’t think about it, just assume it will be there. The concept of the air we breathe parallels the idea of the values, that many in the West hold in common, and form the foundation of our society. But, take a quick holiday to a different
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Firmly Established
When the Apostle Peter wrote his second letter, he wrote a warm encouragement to believers to grow in their faith, watch out for false teachings and to live in anticipation of Christ’s return. He was explicit about his goal (so believers can be ‘Firmly Established’ (1:12); to simulate wholesome thinking (3:1)). It’s a great little