It’s a curious story – Jesus’ encounter with this loud and disruptive foreign woman – but she shows us what real faith looks like. It’s not pretty. Indeed, it’s loud and confronting and annoying! Even so, it moved Jesus, and it can move mountains still!
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Bread for the Children… and the Dogs! Read More »
It is not obvious what God is doing in Joseph’s life, but God is at work in the background. Things seem impossibly bad, but soon enough everything will be turned on its head, and that is the heart of our good news today.
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Good News for Dysfunctional Families! Read More »
Will we dare to have it said of us that we wrestled with God and have survived?
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Wrestling with God! Read More »
We keep planting those little seeds and kneading that dough because we know that one day … when we least expect it, the Kingdom comes!
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The Kingdom is in the Small Things! Read More »
Yes, the church is a mess, and it always has been, but it’s not our job to clean it up!
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Don’t Purge the Church! Read More »
A sower went out to sow.” He threw seed far and wide. He didn’t wait for perfect conditions. He didn’t test the soil first. He just kept sowing.
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God Asks for Faithfulness, Not Success! Read More »
Kierkegaard said. “Purity of heart is to will one thing”, because the only one thing we can will is the right thing, as any other thing leaves our hearts in a state of internal conflict.
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Purity of Heart is to will ONE thing! Read More »
It’s never easy to work out what God is up to. Just ask Abraham! In the end, though, God will remain true to God’s promises. The Kingdom will come. There will be peace. Even so … how long, O Lord?
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Would You Know If God Spoke to You? Read More »
“What shall we say then? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound?” (Romans 6:1) As you may know, I’ve just moved house. I’m now in a quiet little place in Concord, tucked away at the end of a closed street. It’s peaceful, the neighbours are lovely, and in many ways, it
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Living the New Life! Read More »
If we suffer with Him, we will rise with Him. And that hope will not disappoint us!
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We Boast in Our Struggles! Read More »
