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Idolatry

Idols with Appetites

29 December 2022 By David Trounce

Idols with Appetites - Sermo Humilis

Toward the end of a declaration against Judah’s idolatry, which occupies every hill, mountain and leafy tree, Jeremiah makes this comment: ...the shameful thing has consumed the labour of our fathers since our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. … [Read more...] about Idols with Appetites

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Food, Fruit, Idolatry

Image is Everything

27 March 2022 By David Trounce

Image and Reputation

Back in 2014, a young Christian man by the name of Troy Williams was sacked by Scripture Union in Tasmania for posting a quote by a gay activist author, Camille Paglia on Facebook. Camille Paglia is a well-known lesbian academic, cultural historian and social critic who has … [Read more...] about Image is Everything

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Courage, Idolatry, Image

The 2nd Commandment

23 January 2022 By David Trounce

The 2nd Commandment - 10 Commandments

The 1st Commandment teaches that God stands alone as the source of all blessings and so we are not to imagine any other god as a source for life's blessings. The 2nd Commandment further teaches that life in God's presence is to be mediated on His terms, not mans'. The bible … [Read more...] about The 2nd Commandment

Filed Under: The Ten Commandments - Series Tagged With: 10 Commandments, Faith, Idolatry

A Hill to Die On

6 January 2022 By David Trounce

A Hill to Die On - Sermo Humilis

The vaccine currently being forced on the world has been brought to market via a growing mountain of stolen flesh. The stolen flesh of unborn children. Jesus died on a hill for children like these and, for many Christians, knowing that they will arise joyfully with them at the … [Read more...] about A Hill to Die On

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Death, Idolatry, Superstition

#15 Arkeology – OT Survey

17 October 2021 By David Trounce

#15 Arkeology - A Survey of Christ in the Old Testament

1 Samuel marks a transition in the covenant life of Israel from Judges to Kings. It also marks the fall of a great house. The House of Aaron, servants in the House of God. In 1 Samuel 4:1-2 Israel experiences a minor defeat at Aphek where 4,000 men die. Israel responds by … [Read more...] about #15 Arkeology – OT Survey

Filed Under: Rock of Ages - A Survey of Christ in the Old Testament Tagged With: Ark, Covenant, Idolatry

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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.