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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.

Image is Everything

27 March 2022 By David Trounce

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

Breaking Bread with Strangers

17 March 2022 By David Trounce

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When believers gather, we gather as a result of the death and resurrection of Jesus. We also gather to proclaim that death and resurrection. That's the gospel. One of the ways we proclaim that gospel is fairly humble. We eat bread and drink wine. And so Paul, For as often as … [Read more...] about Breaking Bread with Strangers

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Bread, Easter, Gospel

Righteousness

24 February 2022 By David Trounce

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All of life is covenantal. For those unfamiliar with the term, a covenant is like a contract or a pact. Marriage is based on a covenant, as is your citizenship, your participation at school, work, church and the local golf club. Life in any of these covenants requires two … [Read more...] about Righteousness

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Covenant, Culture, Righteousness

Brave

10 February 2022 By David Trounce

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Israel was in slavery in Egypt. They lived under the heavy hand of tyrants. Life was oppressive. Life was miserable. How bad was it? Israel's firstborn sons were being routinely butchered at birth as a matter of government policy. As a picture of the human heart, Egypt was the … [Read more...] about Brave

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Brave, Resurrection, Safe

Faith, Working Through Love

3 February 2022 By David Trounce

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There's something about the memory of new love that stays with you your whole life. Whether it was a person, place or an event, first encounters, and the early days of this or that, form powerful memories. Memories that help anchor our faith when the days of trouble come. Oh, … [Read more...] about Faith, Working Through Love

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Love, Rome, Witness

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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.