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Humility

January 12, 2023 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

Words that Matter - Humility - Sermo Humilis

The sinful heart of modern man has managed to turn humility on its head. Humility used to mean being certain about what God thinks and doubtful about what we think. Today, being certain is arrogance, and being doubtful is praised as the virtue of humility. Did God really … [Read more...] about Humility

Filed Under: Words that Matter Tagged With: Faith, Humility, Strength

The Matthew Principle

December 4, 2022 By David Trounce 1 Comment

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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

To Those Who Believe

November 20, 2022 By David Trounce 3 Comments

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In Mark 10:17 we meet a rich young ruler. Given our envy, as soon as we read that he is rich, (and young, and a man!), it may be tempting to draw an unflattering conclusion about what he is like. But this guy has all the outward appearance of a fine Christian man. With his … [Read more...] about To Those Who Believe

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Fighting for the Flock

November 6, 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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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

With Simplicity of Heart

October 6, 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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The Christian Faith is not a complicated faith. Repent of your sin – the sin of unbelief. The sin of hypocrisy, the sin of idolatry in all it's forms... and believe the Gospel. Believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead and in doing so brought the Kingdom of God to earth … [Read more...] about With Simplicity of Heart

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Faith, Rest, Worship

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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.