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Rearranging the Bishops Furniture

21 August 2022 By David Trounce

Sibling Rivalry Anglican Style - Sermo Humilis

Last Sunday (the 14th of August 2022 AD), the Diocese of the Southern Cross was formally launched in Canberra. The new diocese (Essentially a new denomination) is the result of a split in Australia’s Anglican church. Conservative Christians who oppose the progressive and … [Read more...] about Rearranging the Bishops Furniture

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Caesar, Church, Lordship

In Higher Hands

18 August 2022 By David Trounce

Despite the Look on My Face You Are Still Talking - Sermo Humilis

There is a kind of busy man, whose busyness makes him almost unapproachable. He uses his busyness as a way of keeping people at a distance. Then there is the man who isn't doing anything in particular but his mind is always racing. Such a man finds it hard to be "in the … [Read more...] about In Higher Hands

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Faith, Healing, Power

Resistance is Futile

14 August 2022 By David Trounce

Parable of the Leaven - Resistance is Futile - sermo humilis

What do you tell yourself when you see so little goodness in the world around you? You tell yourself that this woman knew her business. Sorry, but the leaven is in and the loaf is rising. The Kingdom of God is growing and resistance is futile. The God of Daniel Lives (Daniel … [Read more...] about Resistance is Futile

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Leaven, Parables, Yeast

Like Cutting Cheesecake with a Chainsaw

11 August 2022 By David Trounce

Our efforts to help others - sermo humilis

Some sins are more subtle than others. Take our desire to change people and see them conformed to our ideas and hopes. This sin is often cloaked as a virtue, "I just want to help you...". Simply put, this is a desire to play God. The desire to see people change is a good … [Read more...] about Like Cutting Cheesecake with a Chainsaw

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Discipleship, Sin, Transformation

Growing Old

7 August 2022 By David Trounce

Growing Old - sermo humilis

Is age an enemy? What do you do when you have reached the summit of physical and mental fitness? How do you maintain hope when you are staring down the barrel of old age? For many, age is something to be fought and feared. While we are young hope tends to flourish. Each … [Read more...] about Growing Old

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Life, Old Age, Youth

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Thor's Oak

Around 723 AD, a missionary named Boniface entered Hesse in Germany. Upon finding a sacred tree named Thor’s Oak, he took an axe to it, cut it down and built a church. Many in the town, believing that the God of Boniface must be greater than Thor, left their paganism behind converted to Christianity.