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THE DESIRED OF ALL NATIONS
[I’ve not been posting on the blog recently. That’s partly because I have been writing stories rather than articles, and partly because I have been out of action for a while, preoccupied with other things. However, for the Christmas season … Continue reading
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A RESURRECTION REFLECTION
Peeps, Bunnies and Eggs. Go through an average Easter section in a store at this time of year and these are what you will see. Okay, so Easter has to do with Spring, was originally a celebration of the Vernal … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, easter, history, holidays, Kingdom of God, spring
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SHEPHERD OR WISE MAN?
The nativity scene was old and the paint on the wooden figures was scratched and chipped. All the essential pieces were in place. A Mary in pale blue, a Joseph in a working man’s brown, and a pink and white … Continue reading
REMEMBERING GEORGE
I did not know George well, but my path was privileged to cross his on several occasions through the years. I guess I first came across him and his uncompromised commitment to the gospel when I was in college and read his book Revolution of Love and Balance. Continue reading
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THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST
A Reflection for Easter of 2019 The West African nation of Niger is a somewhat out-of-the-way place. It is one of the poorest of nations, and, sandwiched between the African powerhouse of Nigeria, and the sparsely populated Sahara desert, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Cross of Christ, France, Kingdom of God, Missions, Notre Dame Fire
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SPEAKING OF HOMOPHOBIA: WHEN TO SPEAK AND WHEN NOT TO SPEAK
Social media is getting people into trouble. More than ever before, more people can say more things to a wider audience using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And they are sometimes saying them without thinking of the consequences. The freedom to … Continue reading
AND HE WILL BE CALLED … PRINCE OF PEACE
A Christmas Meditation Most of us want to be left alone to live in peace. Peace, however, is elusive. What, after all, is it? Is it the calm after the storm? Is it that which is gained through a war-ending … Continue reading
SOCIALISTS AND CAPITALISTS – A STUDY IN CONTRASTS
In September I had the strange experience of traveling from a week in Venezuela to a Business as Mission Conference in Philadelphia. The contrast between a nation where an experiment in socialism has gone extremely wrong, and a gathering of … Continue reading
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NATIONAL ATHEIST DAY – A CELEBRATION OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST
“The fool says in his heart, there is no God!”. Psalm 14:1 This year Easter Sunday falls on April 1st. The last time this happened was in 1956, when only 10% of those alive today were around to experience it. … Continue reading
THE OUTRAGED CHRIST
In 2016 I wrote a reflection on the Resurrection as a revelation of the Glory of God in ways that our human minds cannot fully grasp. I did this after I had viewed many images of the crucifixion from the … Continue reading
THE FULLER REPORT 