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Tag Archives: secular government
40 days of transformation: Day 2 – get a right attitude to authority
Today I’ve been teaching on the subject of authority and the bible. It has challenged me in my attitude toward godly authority. I am much more western secular in my self determination than I like to admit. The Lent course … Continue reading
When risk and reward replace duty and love
The UK was once marked by a spirit of duty under God and love. Men and women would go to great lengths to do the right thing for others, even at great personal cost. This spirit has been replaced in … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Christians
Tagged BBC, Christ, duty, George Entwhistle, Jesus, love, mission, NHS, reward, risk, secular government, self preservation, self sacrifice, The Cross
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95 theses against the assumptions of secularism
In 1517 Martin Luther posted his 95 theses “Disputation on the power and efficacy of indulgences” on the door of the Castle Church of Wittenberg. What Luther did that morning arguably began the reformation of the church in Europe. There … Continue reading
Posted in Postmodernism
Tagged Europe, European debt crisis, secular government, secularism
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From the vicarage March 2010
From the vicarage March 2010 By the time this edition of the parish magazine is published we might know the date of the next general election. So what sort of person do we want as our local MP? What sort … Continue reading
Posted in From the vicarage
Tagged BNP, british government, Christian state, confessional state, From the vicarage, MP, secular government, secularism
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Gang rape and the need to cry for mercy
In Judges 19 a young woman is raped and murdered by a gang of sex craved men. There is something missing in the event. Throughout the book a pattern of behaviour is repeated: the people forget God they fall into … Continue reading
Posted in Inner City Ministry
Tagged Deliverance, distress signal, gang rape, Jesus, Judges, Judges 19, mercy, secular government, secular society, Titanic
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Transforming Grace 