“Required” — cchrisholland

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God is not a cosmic abstract or blank canvas to project self-centered notions onto. He has specific characteristics and has revealed Himself to us (through the Person of Christ, and His Word). However, we can easily find ourselves drifting toward a focus on stories and personal narratives at the expense of spending time in the […]

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What Does Revelation Say about Jesus?

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The person of Jesus frames the book of Revelation. In my previous post I arguedthe major theme of Revelation is worship, so it is no surprise that the object of this worship is often Jesus as the M…

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There are expectations

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There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 23:18 (apple blossom budding / Julie Cook / 2016) Worry and Dread are countered by Hope and Expectation. Uncertain…

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Sticky Note to God 04.09.16

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Twitter Theology That Makes me Sigh

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Actually you can’t.  Be an Evangelical (in any meaningful sense of the word- unemptied by the Rachel Held Evans-ization of it) and be a universalist.   Any more than Marcion could call himself…

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Angela Wrightson: What is the Christian response to children who kill? — Christian Today

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Sara Hyde explores the Christian response to child killers. Why do they do it and how can Christians help?

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Archbishop of Canterbury discovers his real father was Sir Winston Churchill’s private secretary — Christian Today

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“This comes as a complete surprise,” he said. But he also said it changed nothing. “I find who I am in Jesus Christ, not in genetics, and my identity in him never changes,”

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Kingdom’s Advance

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He also asked, “What else is the Kingdom of God like? It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part …

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Search The Scriptures —Study 14 — Mark 7:1-23 — Apprehended

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Study 14 From The Book of Mark is: Mark 7:1-23 No-one would dispute the earnestness of the Pharisees in observing genuine historical traditions, aimed at the honouring of God. Why then should Christ use such strong language in condemning then (verse 6), and how does He show up their inconsistency? Notice in verses 21-23 that […]

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“All is well” … A Steady Faith at the Western Front — Think Gospel

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J. B. Rowell enlisted in April of 1916 with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF) and was invalided home in January 1917. Here is an extract of a letter written from the Somme, 1916, just a sample of the faith and feeling of an ordinary Christian soldier thrust into the horrors of war. Faith is passing through a time…

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