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Ezra #9 – Trouble in Covenant City

26 February 2023 By David Trounce

#9 - Trouble in Covenant City - Studies in the Book of Ezra

For perhaps the first four months of his return to Jerusalem, rather than hang in the city, Ezra visits all of the neighbouring towns, issuing the king's decree. So it's not until he returns to Jerusalem that he discovers that there are some serious problems that are compromising … [Read more...] about Ezra #9 – Trouble in Covenant City

Filed Under: Studies in the Book of Ezra Tagged With: Ezra, Guilt, Mercy

Shame

14 May 2022 By David Trounce

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Shame is man's ability to feel and express his humiliation for guilt. As a general rule, where there is no guilt, there is no shame. However, it is also possible to be so debased, so far gone, that you no longer feel your shame. Shame, where it exists, is powerful and … [Read more...] about Shame

Filed Under: Words that Matter Tagged With: Guilt, Shame, Suffering

The Liberty of a Clean Conscience

7 October 2021 By David Trounce

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Some things never change. Take the conscience. The problem of a dirty conscience is as old as Adam and Eve. As soon as they sinned, their conscience was defiled and their sense of guilt was ruinous. It ruined their relationship with God, their relation to each other and it ruined … [Read more...] about The Liberty of a Clean Conscience

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Conscience, Guilt, Liberty

The Politics of Envy

28 January 2021 By David Trounce

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In the world that God made, each man is judged and rewarded for his own actions (Romans 2:6). It's this justice that gives rise to our desperate need and God's gracious provision of mercy. The world, liking neither God's justice nor His mercy, has sought to establish its own … [Read more...] about The Politics of Envy

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Envy, Guilt, Mercy

What to do with Your Junk

2 January 2020 By David Trounce

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Another year over and most of us are talking about the year ahead. But what about the year behind? What about the last 10, 20 or 30 years behind? What's hiding back there? Imagine for a moment that the sum total of your life's experiences are down there in the shed labelled … [Read more...] about What to do with Your Junk

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Grace, Guilt, Junk

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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.