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Meet the Fool

January 28, 2019 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

The Wise and The Fool Proverbs 9.10 - sermo humilis

The fool despises wisdom and discipline. But this not what made him a fool. This is just the evidence. What made him a fool happened way back when he decided God would not be his starting point. The fool is a fool because God is not axiomatic. The fear of the Lord is the … [Read more...] about Meet the Fool

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Fear, Fool, Wisdom

She Lied Like a Trooper

January 26, 2019 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

Rahab Lied Like a Trooper - sermo humilis

There is no getting around the fact. Rahab, a prostitute, had a choice to make. She could tell the truth and send two godly men to their death or she could lie like a trooper. Rahab chose to lie like a trooper because she was one. Rahab was prepared to go up against her own … [Read more...] about She Lied Like a Trooper

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Choices, Lying, Truth

The Sparrow

January 25, 2019 By David Trounce 2 Comments

The Sparrow - sermo humilis

Here is a poem by my late, great and very good friend, Norm Phillips from Camden in NSW, Australia. May he rest in peace. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. (Matthew 10:29) … [Read more...] about The Sparrow

Filed Under: Just a Thought Tagged With: Death, Poetry, Sparrows

What’s Yours is Mine

January 24, 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

January 22, 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

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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.