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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.

The Real You

18 December 2022 By David Trounce

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Someone once asked me, "Are you willing to be fully known?" Being out and about with company in public and feeling like I had to give a swift answer, I said yes. What I meant to say was, "Absolutely not!" If he had asked, "Do you want people to know the real you?" my answer might … [Read more...] about The Real You

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Christ, Man, Salt

The Righteousness of Lot

8 December 2022 By David Trounce

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Lot was a difficult man to deal with, ask any angel ( Genesis 19:15-16). He may have been a little self serving, just ask his uncle (Genesis 13:8-9), and was clearly lacking in discretion, just ask his daughters (Genesis 19:7-8). Lot pitched his tent as far as Sodom, ended up … [Read more...] about The Righteousness of Lot

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Lot, Righteousness, Salvation

The Matthew Principle

4 December 2022 By David Trounce

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The Matthew Principle, sometimes known as the Matthew Effect is a concept used in education and economics to describe the principles governing growth or decline. It's based on the words of Jesus in Matthew's Gospel 13:12. The principle is used reliably in the world of economics … [Read more...] about The Matthew Principle

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Faith, Growing, Sanctification

Fighting for the Flock

6 November 2022 By David Trounce

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In 2020, the highest court in the Australian Anglican Church, the Appellate Tribunal, allowed clergy to bless same-sex civil marriages. According to a report published by RNS earlier this year, a motion celebrating same-sex marriage failed to pass at the Anglican Church of … [Read more...] about Fighting for the Flock

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Enemies, Faith, Friends

Evolution and the Devolution of Man

23 October 2022 By David Trounce

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According to the standard definition, evolution is the result of a mechanism known as natural selection. This natural selection results in organisms that are more likely to survive and reproduce. The problem with this idea is the total lack of testable and repeatable … [Read more...] about Evolution and the Devolution of Man

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Corruption, Devolution, Evolution

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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.