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There’s a Lion in the Streets

30 April 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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I've been banging on about courage and risk for some time now, and this will continue to be necessary so long as the world keeps banging on about fear and safety. It is no burden to repeat myself, and it is good for you (cf. Philippians 3:1). Alongside the godless … [Read more...] about There’s a Lion in the Streets

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Blessed are all who take Refuge in Him

4 March 2021 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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Man longs for refuge. He longs for safety. We long for these things because we all carry a great deal of guilt about the place. And it's only in Christ that man finds safety. A place of refuge where guilt is exchanged for blessing and where we no longer live in fear and … [Read more...] about Blessed are all who take Refuge in Him

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The Mighty Sparrow

25 June 2020 By David Trounce 1 Comment

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A sparrow, said Jesus, has a street value of about five cents. And yet, despite its fragility and despite its relatively low value, apart from the Father's will, you just can't knock one down. The point being that, if God eyeballs the sparrow with such care and attention, how … [Read more...] about The Mighty Sparrow

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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.