The Parable of the Proud Little Lemon Tree
By Wapke Henson. In a faraway country, where the sun always shines, there grew a little lemon tree. It stood in the middle of an orchard...
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Jul 22, 2020
Hearing God in a Dark Place
By John Oettinger. The following was written about the time I experienced after being retrenched from the first job I held in Australia....
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Jul 22, 2020
Your Words Are Channels of Grace into Our Hearts (Prayer)
By Origen. Lord, inspire us to read your Scriptures and to meditate upon them day and night. We beg you to give us real understanding of...
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Jul 22, 2020
The Difficulty of Sharing Our Faith in a Distracted Age
By Les Henson. We understand that it is the Holy Spirit who convicts and calls those that come to faith in Jesus Christ. And we must...
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Jul 22, 2020
Family Conflict
By Les Henson. Genesis 25: 19-34 (NRSV) 19 These are the descendants of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham was the father of Isaac, 20 and...
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Jul 17, 2020
Can We Find Christ in the Book of Esther?
By Barry Wilkins and Stefan Callow The book of Esther establishes the secular Jewish festival of Purim (9:20 28), observed to this day,...
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Jul 16, 2020
Cultivate and Keep (Genesis 2: 15)
By Les Henson ‘The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.’ In considering Genesis 2:15, I will...
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Jul 14, 2020
If Everyone is an 'I' (Poem)
By Les Henson. If everyone is an ‘I’ then I am no longer the centre of the universe the world does not revolve around me. I’m not quite...
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Jul 14, 2020
An Alternative Community
By Les Henson. One of the most frequent self-designations of the early church was 'resident aliens' (paroikoi). They understood...
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Jul 11, 2020
Miss Grumpy (Poem)
By J. Miss Grumpy wakes up on a cold Monday morning. "I hate my alarm and the chill in the air. Too early, too cold and the weekend's too...
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Jul 9, 2020
C. S. Lewis’ Conversion from Theism to Christianity and Beyond
By Les Henson. The second instalment of C. S. Lewis’ life considers his conversion from theism to Christianity and his contribution to...
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Jul 8, 2020
Justice and Peace (Hymn)
By Margaret Rossi. Brothers and sisters of the world unite. Let’s join together in our Father’s sight. We’re all God’s children let us...
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Jul 8, 2020
A Prayer of Augustine
Look upon us, O Lord, and let all the darkness of our souls vanish before the beams of thy brightness. Fill us with holy love, and open...
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Jul 8, 2020
There is Nothing Special About the Church
By Les Henson. There is nothing particularly special about the church. It has no glory of its own. In light of the recent child abuse...
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Jul 4, 2020
An Unexpected Bible Study
By J. Finally, it's the school holidays! Among other things that teachers don't get done during the school term like vacuuming the house,...
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Jul 2, 2020
How Many Prayers?
By J. Foreword: These prayers are fictional but based on my true experiences. I hope they help you give praise to God for the way he uses...
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Jul 1, 2020
C. S. Lewis from Atheism to Theism
By Les Henson. Over the next two weeks, we shall consider the life of C. S. Lewis looking, particularly the impact his two-stage...
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Jun 30, 2020
Dangerous Business
Les Henson. “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door,” says Bilbo in Lord of the Rings. Because when our feet cross the...
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Jun 30, 2020
Thinking About Gospel and Culture
By Les Henson. One of the early books that I read on issues of gospel and culture was Kosuke Koyama's delightful book, Water Buffalo...
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