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Follow Me

5 May 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

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Comparisons are inevitable. The fact is, there are some seats over here, and there are some seats over there. James and John could tell the difference and wanted those seats just there if you don't mind. James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, … [Read more...] about Follow Me

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The Fatal Art of Comparing

2 April 2020 By David Trounce 2 Comments

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“What about this man?”, asked Peter pointing to the Apostle John (John 21:21). Jesus replied, “What is that to you? You follow me.” Jesus' reply is music to my ears. It's a word that liberates us from the loveless, disheartening and fatal art of comparing ourselves with other … [Read more...] about The Fatal Art of Comparing

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Jesus, Equal Measures

29 December 2019 By David Trounce 2 Comments

#29 Jesus, Equal Measures - The Life and Times of Jesus

You and I are engaged in the ministry of mercy to those who desire mercy and we are to leave room for the mercy and judgement of God for those who reject it. This ministry includes the use of true weights and measures to judge truth and error in our own lives first and afterwards … [Read more...] about Jesus, Equal Measures

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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.