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Pondering God’s Goodness in our Distress

October 14, 2021 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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First, read this hymn by Horatio Spafford, When peace, like a river, attends my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this … [Read more...] about Pondering God’s Goodness in our Distress

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#17 Jesus and Growing Old

May 16, 2021 By David Trounce 1 Comment

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How do you maintain hope, joy and desire when you are staring down the barrel of old age? What do you do when you have reached the summit of physical and mental fitness? Growing older means moving from either hope to hope or else from hope to despair. The Bible is realistic … [Read more...] about #17 Jesus and Growing Old

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Various Trials

November 29, 2020 By David Trounce 4 Comments

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James says that the reason we can smile in the face of trials is that our trials are measured out in order to produce a mature, steadfast faith. God wants us to grow up, and trials are the real-time, real-life circumstances that God employs to bring it about. Count it all joy, … [Read more...] about Various Trials

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The Resurrection of the World

February 14, 2019 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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Many Christians think that the resurrection is something that needs to be proven. It is challenged by unbelievers, and so we assemble our arguments to show that Jesus did too rise from the dead. But the resurrection is not something requiring proof. It is proof. The New … [Read more...] about The Resurrection of the World

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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.