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Death Saves the Day

1 January 2023 By David Trounce

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The Hogfather, a movie based on a novel by Terry Pratchett, tells the story of the Grim Reaper (death), who steps into the world of men in order to save it from eternal darkness. In the opening scenes we are told that things exist because people believe in them. That belief … [Read more...] about Death Saves the Day

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Darkness, Light, Salvation

Come in, out of the Darkness

15 August 2019 By David Trounce

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Jesus did not wrestle His angry Father to the ground and snatch the whip out of His hand. Likewise, God did not force His Son to be merciful to humanity. God loves His people and demonstrated His love by sending His Son to die. The Son loves the Father and so was willing to … [Read more...] about Come in, out of the Darkness

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Darkness, Dying, Guilt

Still Rolls the Stone

21 February 2019 By David Trounce

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Christianity is a Public Religion. The world wants to legislate that religion be made a private affair. But, if the world had wanted the church to keep quiet about Jesus it should have thought of that before it crucified Him publicly. The death of Jesus was a public event. He … [Read more...] about Still Rolls the Stone

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Confession, Darkness, Resurrection

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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.