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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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Tagged Kingdom of God, Missions, Politics, Society
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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
BLEEDING HANDS AND BLISTERED FEET
– A Christmas Meditation – Through a series of recent mishaps my fingers got cut. First, I cleared out the sink and did the dishes. I wiped a glass, not realizing it had fallen into the sink and the rim … Continue reading
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EYES CLOSED AND EARS WIDE OPEN
(A Reflection on the Divisions in Our Society) We have become used to reports of Jihadists driving vehicles into crowds of people. It’s happened prominently in France, Germany and Britain with tragic consequences. However, we were not prepared for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Kingdom of God, Richmond, Society
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A COCKTAIL, A COMFY CHAIR AND A CROWN OF THORNS
Yesterday’s events in Manchester, England, reminded me of the following article which I wrote ten years ago in March 2007. They are a reflection on the futility of the suicide bomber, compared to the death of Him who knew exactly … Continue reading
Malatya Remembered
One day in April of 2007 I was sitting in my office in Richmond when I received a call from a friend. “Some guys have been held hostage and we believe they may have been murdered. We don’t know who … Continue reading
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Tagged Kingdom of God, Missions, Nations
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THE FULLER REPORT 