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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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The Sparrow

25 January 2019 By David Trounce 2 Comments

The Sparrow - sermo humilis

Here is a poem by my late, great and very good friend, Norm Phillips from Camden in NSW, Australia. May he rest in peace. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. (Matthew 10:29) … [Read more...] about The 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.