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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.

What’s Yours is Mine

24 January 2019 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

Taxation as Fleecing - sermo humilis

The point of the biblical emphasis on God's ownership of the earth is that all property must be held in accordance with His commands. Property will always be owned and the commandment, "Thou shalt not steal", implies the right to private ownership. God's claim on the earth … [Read more...] about What’s Yours is Mine

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Government, Land, Money, Theft

Gravity and the Grand Design

22 January 2019 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

Gravity and the Grand Design - Job - sermo humilis

Everybody has a god, it's inescapable. Whether it's yourself, an author, celebrity or your dad, there is something at the top of everybody's hierarchy of authority. For Stephen Hawking, it was an indifferent little force called gravity. Most people have probably heard of … [Read more...] about Gravity and the Grand Design

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Creation, Gravity, Science

In Praise of Standing Still

21 January 2019 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

Be Still and Know - sermo humilis

We live and move in a world that no longer rests. What's more, the number of places that you can rest seems to be on the decline. But rest is not only a geographical reality, it is also a spiritual reality. One that can often be found in people. I have a friend, her name is … [Read more...] about In Praise of Standing Still

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Rest, Sabbath, Strength

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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.