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Life in Christendom

What is the vision of life that we are called to delight in? What does life under the throne of grace look like for families, cats and bankers? Here is my attempt at making some inroads into the beauty of a Christ centred life.

We Would if We Could…

May 18, 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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Every Jewish teacher in first-century Israel had to deal with the problem of Rome, and Jesus is no exception. When Jesus taught about loving enemies and going a second mile (Matthew 5:38-48), or told His disciples to return Caesar’s coin to Caesar (Matthew 22:15-22), He was … [Read more...] about We Would if We Could…

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Death, Service, Suffering

There’s a Lion in the Streets

April 30, 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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I've been banging on about courage and risk for some time now, and this will continue to be necessary so long as the world keeps banging on about fear and safety. It is no burden to repeat myself, and it is good for you (cf. Philippians 3:1). Alongside the godless … [Read more...] about There’s a Lion in the Streets

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Fear, Risk, Safety

Our Physical World

April 24, 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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The physical world matters. Your body matters. And this is why things like digital currency, lockdowns and Facebook will ultimately fail, and also why Chicken Little still works its magic on the fearful. We don't want to die, we want to live. And to live is to live and move … [Read more...] about Our Physical World

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Body, Life, Love

Justified by God

April 21, 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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The Chief Priests condemned Lazarus to death. Why? Because Lazarus was a living testimony of who Jesus was. When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the … [Read more...] about Justified by God

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Lazarus, Righteousness, Truth

Image is Everything

March 27, 2022 By David Trounce 1 Comment

Image and Reputation

Back in 2014, a young Christian man by the name of Troy Williams was sacked by Scripture Union in Tasmania for posting a quote by a gay activist author, Camille Paglia on Facebook. Camille Paglia is a well-known lesbian academic, cultural historian and social critic who has … [Read more...] about Image is Everything

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Courage, Idolatry, Image

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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.