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The Greatest Threat the Church Ever Faced

3 August 2023 By David Trounce

The Greatest Threat the Church Ever Faced - Sermo Humilis

Was it 300 years of persecution that threatened the very life and existence of the early church? Was it Caligula? Was it the rise of the Antichrist or the NIV Bible, or Amy Grant, or the advent of Christian puppet shows? No. It was a small group of worthy widows in Acts chapter … [Read more...] about The Greatest Threat the Church Ever Faced

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Ministry, Preaching, Widows

Three Camels in a Tea Cup

9 January 2020 By David Trounce

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We are often told to pay special attention to the little things because it is the little things that matter. True enough. It is the little foxes that ruin the vineyard (Songs 2:15). But, like the church in Jesus day, we are capable of getting our observance of the little … [Read more...] about Three Camels in a Tea Cup

Filed Under: Just a Thought Tagged With: Camels, Foxes, Preaching

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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.