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Against Greed

7 April 2022 By David Trounce

Against Greed - Sermo Humilis

The story Jesus told of the rich man in Luke 12:16-21 is ageless and simple. A wealthy man has a bumper crop and tears down his old barns to build bigger ones, store his surplus and kick back with a whiskey. But suddenly, just as he was set to enjoy his new prosperity, he … [Read more...] about Against Greed

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Covet, Death, Greed

A Bit About Slavery

13 June 2019 By David Trounce

A bit about slavery - sermo humilis

If you read the bible right through from beginning to end, one of the themes that quickly emerge is the theme of slavery and freedom. Adam is placed in a garden planted by God and told to tend it. This means growth, expansion. Adam would go out into the wider world and … [Read more...] about A Bit About Slavery

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Freedom, Greed, Slavery

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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.