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Imperfect Fathers

15 June 2023 By David Trounce 1 Comment

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A father with flaws is a pain in the bum, but a perfect father would be unbearable. Now there's a sentiment that needs explaining. Kids get to a certain age and then start to comment, without any encouragement, on their father's faults. At least, that's how it is in my … [Read more...] about Imperfect Fathers

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Grace, Perfection, Weakness

Meditating on Perfection

27 May 2021 By David Trounce 2 Comments

Meditating on Perfection - Sermo Humilis

The redeemed drunkard has this in his favour: He can look upon the altar and see the perfect flesh of a risen Lord for his salvation. The world can only offer a diseased liver. The repentant glutton can look to bread and wine for her salvation, while the world offers only the … [Read more...] about Meditating on Perfection

Filed Under: Who we Are Instead Tagged With: Fantasy, Perfection, Reality

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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.