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Hands To The Plough (Luke 9:57-62)
Read More: Hands To The Plough (Luke 9:57-62)1. A Journey (Introduction) Movement shapes so much of our lives, even when we don’t notice it. We are always moving, and how we move shapes how we see the world. In the world today, we can travel the same distance but see radically different things: to walk a mile is to have time to…
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Present but Absent: Who Is the Parish For?
Read More: Present but Absent: Who Is the Parish For?Many Church of Ireland parishes remain physically present in deprived urban areas while becoming socially and missionally distant from the people around them. Focusing on North Belfast, this article asks whether the parish can recover a clearer, more credible presence in the communities it is called to serve.
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Living As Kingdom Citizens (Titus 3:1-7)
Read More: Living As Kingdom Citizens (Titus 3:1-7)Living as Kingdom Citizens Titus 3:1-7 is a wonderful letter, full of wisdom and practical instruction, most importantly it is a letter that points to Jesus. The first verse of the letter gives us all the most basic information: This Letter is written by Paul to his brother-in-Christ, Titus. The traditional understanding around the timing…
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At The End of Ourselves (Matthew 5:1–12)
Read More: At The End of Ourselves (Matthew 5:1–12)Introduction: Who Has the Good Life? (Matthew 5:1–2) Who does not want life to be good? To have some fulfilment of the American dream – whatever that looks like in our context. A nice car in the driveway, a happy family that looks good on the postcard, and a house we can host in and…
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Church and a Poverty of Hope
Read More: Church and a Poverty of HopeThe Work of the Kingdom and the Long Winter.
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5 | “If Your Presence Does Not Go With Us” | Exodus 33:12–23
Read More: 5 | “If Your Presence Does Not Go With Us” | Exodus 33:12–23It is always a great privilege to go to different parts of the global church and experience all that is normal there but new to us. But the greater privilege is to hear what God is doing and how his people are being faithful in the midst of it. It is one of the highlights…
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Exodus 16 | Who Then Shall Provide for Us?
Read More: Exodus 16 | Who Then Shall Provide for Us?Faith Forgotten in the Wilderness (Introduction) Archbishop William Temple once said, “When I pray, coincidences happen. When I don’t, they don’t.” It is something so simple that is profound, isn’t it? Have you ever had that sort of experience or realisation? Praying for something and seeing it happen when it seemed unlikely. I don’t mean…
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Who Shall Save Us? (Exodus 1)
Read More: Who Shall Save Us? (Exodus 1)Faithfulness Forgotten (Introduction) One of the great ironies of a church building is the plaque that hangs on our walls, often to tell the story of some great effort in war or the local community; yet, as we read of it in the years that have passed, we know very little of the person or…
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At The End of Ourselves (Matthew 5:1–12)
Read the latest: At The End of Ourselves (Matthew 5:1–12)Introduction: Who Has the Good Life? (Matthew 5:1–2) Who does not want life to be good? To have some fulfilment of the American dream – whatever that looks like in our context. A nice car…
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