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Marrying for Love or Money
August 25, 2024
“Very few people ever state properly the strong argument in favour of marrying for love or against marrying for money. The argument is not that all lovers are heroes and heroines, nor is it that all dukes are profligates or all millionaires cads. The argument is this,
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Easter
Good Friday and Our Family Tree
For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet
March 29, 2024
Easter
Maundy Thursday
So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. 32 If God is
March 28, 2024
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday
The story of Jesus’ grand, though unexpected, entry into Jerusalem demonstrates the distance between our expectations and God’s answer. The bad news is that the crowds are going to be disappointed because they expected a political savior. The good news is that their disappointment will turn out to be superficial as the kingship of Jesus is universal and eternal. Jesus’ arrival at Jerusalem is indeed the beginning of salvation
March 23, 2024
Easter
Billions of Words
Each year, as we start the Easter season, I have those moments where I wonder what else can be said about these often-repeated stories about
March 22, 2024
Marriage
Thoughts on Marriage
“Be sure you are not making your judgments based on the ideas you have derived from novels and films. This is not so easy to do as people think. Our experience is coloured through and through by books and plays and the cinema, and it takes patience and skill to disentangle the things we have really learned from life for ourselves.” ―C. S. Lewis
February 15, 2024
Church
The Universal Church
As we consider the early church in the book of Acts, it’s important for us to see ourselves connected to her, though (no doubt), were
February 15, 2024
Church
The Problem With Churches
The church, the Body of Christ, is a refugee camp, a plague zone, an orphanage; “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy
February 15, 2024
Forgiveness
The Very Best Gift
Forgiveness is the very best gift of all. It recovers what was lost and restores what was broken. It helps the helpless and gives hope
February 15, 2024
Community
Community and Participation
I’ll start with the exceptions: fever, vomiting, Ebola, surgery, heart attack, travel, ox in the ditch, etc. I could add to his list, but you’ve
February 15, 2024