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We Would if We Could…

May 18, 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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Every Jewish teacher in first-century Israel had to deal with the problem of Rome, and Jesus is no exception. When Jesus taught about loving enemies and going a second mile (Matthew 5:38-48), or told His disciples to return Caesar’s coin to Caesar (Matthew 22:15-22), He was … [Read more...] about We Would if We Could…

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Authority

June 24, 2021 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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If you want to know what is in a man, if you want to know what he is really made of, then you put him into the corridors of power. For this, we have no shortage of examples. We imagine that men like Pol Pot or Stalin were exceptions, and we imagine that if we ever got into the … [Read more...] about Authority

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Jesus, Tradition

August 23, 2020 By David Trounce 2 Comments

#61 Jesus, Tradition - The Life and Times of Jesus

In John 13:1-35 Jesus shows us that His love for His disciples will be the same love that His followers will have for one another. By this love, made visible in Christs' tradition of sacrificial service, all the world will know that we belong to Jesus. In the last week of His … [Read more...] about Jesus, Tradition

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Jesus, A Ransom for Many

August 16, 2020 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

#60 Jesus, A Ransom for Many - The Life and Times of Jesus

Jesus is going to up to Jerusalem. But before He enters those gates for the last time we have a small but important incident involving brothers and disciples, James and John. The incident gives Jesus an opportunity to lay down the pattern for godly leadership. And what He teaches … [Read more...] about Jesus, A Ransom for Many

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Jesus, Women Who Serve

January 26, 2020 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

#33 Jesus, Women Who Serve - The Life and Times of Jesus

Until now, Jesus has used Capernaum as a base for ministry. He has headed out from there on short stints and then returned. Chapter 8 in Luke marks a change in the way Jesus has been doing ministry among the people. At this point, He leaves Capernaum and begins moving from … [Read more...] about Jesus, Women Who Serve

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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.