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RE-THINKING THE RESURRECTION
As I was preparing for yet another year of Easter services this weekend, something occurred to me that I had never really noticed before. In John’s account of the story (chapter 20), when Mary Magdelene shares the news that the body of Jesus is missing, a foot race...
PROSPERITY, POVERTY AND OUR DAILY BREAD
"Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income" - Ecclesiastes 5:10 Discontentment seems to be one of the themes of our generation. For one reason or the other, the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the jobs we hold,...
Rest, Retreat And Reflection: Discovering Value In Spiritual Formation
Our culture is not naturally given to the activities of rest, retreat and reflection. To intentionally practice any one of these, let alone all three is to choose a counter cultural approach to our lives. We value productivity, we exult in being widely networked and...
WHO ARE WE MOST LIKE?
I have been thinking about a survey in which young adult, non – Christians had the opportunity to share their views of Evangelicals. Not surprisingly they are not impressed. In fact they see us in a very negative light. Specifically, they see us a being homo – phobic,...
ST. PATRICK’S 360 DEGREE PRAYER
"Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, and in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of...