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Who we Are Instead

The world loves to lay hold of the dictionary and determine the definitions. Politics, religion, faith, male, female, truth, lies.... and more. I prefer the old, unchanging definitions. I prefer reality.

Poster Girl

3 July 2020 By David Trounce

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If you’re trying to kick off a new religion in a place that doesn't acknowledge the voice of a woman, especially a Samaritan woman, especially an adulterous Samaritan woman; then your not likely to choose that kind of woman as your poster girl, right? Bringing the Good News to … [Read more...] about Poster Girl

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Gospel, Testimony, Women

The Mighty Sparrow

25 June 2020 By David Trounce

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A sparrow, said Jesus, has a street value of about five cents. And yet, despite its fragility and despite its relatively low value, apart from the Father's will, you just can't knock one down. The point being that, if God eyeballs the sparrow with such care and attention, how … [Read more...] about The Mighty Sparrow

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Faith, Safety, Sparrows

Bed Blockers

17 March 2020 By David Trounce

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Professor June Andrews, a former Scottish government official thinks that a coronavirus pandemic would be 'quite useful' in killing off hospital bed blockers. Bed blockers being the elderly in our community. Telegraph journalist, Jeremey Warner, says that killing off the … [Read more...] about Bed Blockers

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Charity, Elderly, Morality

Our Sentimental Rags

13 February 2020 By David Trounce

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We live in a culture that idolises sentimentality. We enthrone emotion as the standard by which we measure what is true, beautiful and good. In such a state, man filters his world according to how it makes him feel. A statement is judged offensive or acceptable according to his … [Read more...] about Our Sentimental Rags

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Beauty, emotion, Truth

Honest Lips

6 February 2020 By David Trounce

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I once heard the story of a mother who’d been lied to by her 6-year-old son. To make the point that lying is bad news and destroys the joy in relationships, the mum said, “OK, for the next whole week you won’t know whether I’m telling the truth or lying.” The next day, driving … [Read more...] about Honest Lips

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Lies, Love, Oaths

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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.