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How Things Get Bad

16 December 2021 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

How Things Get Bad - Sermo Humilis

In a recent podcast with Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson1 gave this response to a question along the lines of, "How on earth did we get to this point in our culture?" People often look at their lives, their families, friends, marriages or countries and wonder, "How did things ever get … [Read more...] about How Things Get Bad

Filed Under: Just a Thought Tagged With: Pushed, Slippery, Wandering

#23 God is Sovereign – OT Survey

12 December 2021 By David Trounce 1 Comment

#23 God is Sovereign - A Survey of Christ in the Old Testament

The Book of Daniel focuses on two primary areas. The first is the fact of God's sovereignty as a reason for our confidence (Daniel 3:17). The second is the need for followers of Jesus to respond to God's sovereignty with loyalty and obedience in good times and bad (Daniel … [Read more...] about #23 God is Sovereign – OT Survey

Filed Under: Rock of Ages - A Survey of Christ in the Old Testament Tagged With: Daniel, Esther, Sovereign

Gollum is as Gollum Does

9 December 2021 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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The current push to see a needle in every arm has given rise to new speculations among Christians about the identity of the beast and the mark of the beast mentioned in Revelation 13. The hunt for the beast and his mark has been the past-time of many churches throughout the … [Read more...] about Gollum is as Gollum Does

Filed Under: Just a Thought Tagged With: Beast, Mark, Vaccines

#22 Eating and Drinking – OT Survey

5 December 2021 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

#22 Eating and Drinking - A Survey of Christ in the Old Testament

Jeremiah is living in the final days of Judah (Jeremiah 11:1-20). Things are changing quickly as the threat from Babylon and Nebuchadnezzar grows daily. In Jeremiah 1, we learn that Jeremiah is a priest from Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. This is the place where the … [Read more...] about #22 Eating and Drinking – OT Survey

Filed Under: Rock of Ages - A Survey of Christ in the Old Testament Tagged With: Figs, Jeremiah, Judgement

Artificial Sweeteners

2 December 2021 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

Artificial Sweeteners - Sermo Humilis

A century ago, the world made bread to avoid starvation. Today, it's a hobby. For most of history we sought water in order to survive. Today, our problem is choosing the most fashionable bottled mineral water and the perfect slice of lemon, along with the most socially … [Read more...] about Artificial Sweeteners

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Ease, Illusions, Judgement

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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.