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Category Archives: The Cross
Being blessed through fear
Know what you fear by the choices you make. We know from experience that fear drives our choices and behaviour. Phobias make this plain to see. A fear of spiders makes some people scream and run away. A fear of … Continue reading
How can someone die and never die?
When Martha went to meet Jesus, after her brother, Lazarus, has died, she told Jesus that she believed confidently in the general resurrection of all people. Martha’s faith in resurrection is similar to many people today, who believe confidently in … Continue reading
Posted in Death and hell, The Cross
Tagged death, John 11:25, Lazarus, Mary and Martha, Romans 1:32, Romans 6:23, second death
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Broken (an advent lament)
Our A&E groans like a gangrenous laugh, satisfaction now far from both patients and staff. An NHS ward makes up the next bed, as suffering souls become targets instead. Consultants are drawn by satisfaction and pay, and the mind stretching … Continue reading
Posted in Other matters, Politics, The Cross
Tagged doctors, economy, Holy Trinity West Bromwich, lament, NHS, nurses, ofsted, school
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Colossians 1:15-23 Kinetic Typography
Watch this. It’s brilliant. [vimeo:https://vimeo.com/33838312%5D
Why God created a world in which evil exists
Last Saturday, I was at our youth camp reunion. At a question and answers session, I was asked by one of the young lads how to defend the goodness of God when evil exists. They were debating in RS at … Continue reading
Posted in The Cross
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, Ephesians 2, evil, Knowing God, Pathfinders, Suffering, Ventures
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Jesus hands the powerless the trump card over corrupt governments
As the United Nations drags it’s feet over the atrocities in Syria, and rulers of the post-Christian West wring their hands at Russian and Chinese vetoes, the people of Syria continue to suffer. Rather than wait for intervention from the … Continue reading
Why you don’t need to clean yourself up before God. Matt Chandler.
You know that feeling when you’ve offended someone and even after saying sorry there’s a bit of an atmosphere? Jesus justifies sinners before God so that there’s no more atmosphere, no awkwardness, between God and us. When Jesus justifies sinners … Continue reading
Posted in The Cross
Tagged justification, Matt Chandler, pure, purity, Romans 5:8-9, The Cross
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Jesus on Twitter
One of the worship leaders on our youth camp (CPAS Venture @ Edgehill) used this brilliant re-telling of the life of Jesus on Twitter. Watch what happens to Jesus’ follower stats. This is so simple, clever and yet very powerful.
Substitutionary atonement for kids
We were on the second of our “big words that end in SHUN” yesterday, substitution. If you’ve thought that the thought of teaching substitutionary atonement to kids is a little daunting, you’re no different to me, until I realised that … Continue reading
Come people of the risen king
Happy Easter – Christ is risen!
Posted in The Cross
Tagged Come people of the risen King, Easter, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, resurrection
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Transforming Grace 