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Bearing with One Another

14 May 2023 By David Trounce

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If there's one thing that fruitful Christian mothers do really well, it's to bear with others. To forebear the burdens, sufferings and disruptions of those around them. Especially the members of their own household. Speaking of fruit, Paul writes, But the fruit of the Spirit … [Read more...] about Bearing with One Another

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Forbearance, Mothers, Patience

Womanhood

24 March 2022 By David Trounce

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Rachel Levine, a man who wants others to address him as a woman has been declared Woman of the Year. So much for feminism. Rachel is a doctor and serves as an assistant health secretary in the Department of Health and Human Services in the United States. Levine, a fully … [Read more...] about Womanhood

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Mothers, Womanhood, Women

Women Who Bake

10 May 2020 By David Trounce

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Contrary to popular myth, the Bible, above all ancient texts, extols the value of womanhood. The Bible honours women like no other book in the world. The Holy City is a glorious Mother; Jesus' death was for His bride, and the first person to see Jesus after His resurrection was a … [Read more...] about Women Who Bake

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Children, Honour, Mothers

Mothers ~ Makers of Humanity

11 May 2019 By David Trounce

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Intrigue or value. A week in the Bahamas or a bin full of dirty nappies. A company car and cocktails in Double Bay or split ends, a runny nose and four hours in a hospital waiting room. A mother's sacrifice is considered pretty mundane. It lacks the intrigue and allure of … [Read more...] about Mothers ~ Makers of Humanity

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Bread, Miracles, Mothers

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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.