Tag: Hopeful
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Hope For the Nations (Genesis 12:1-3)
The memory of perfection is long lost, as the acts of Eden have rippled through the world and human history devastatingly. Eden’s goodness and perfection have no longer been forgotten; it has never been known. Sin has corrupted everything in the world: the ground from which the Lord provides, the animals people have been hunting…
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What is it All About? (Romans 16:25-27)
What is it all about? It can be hard to tell at this time of year, even when the saviour of the world is embedded in the name of the holiday – Christmas; it can be hard to know what it is all about. Between the chaos of trying to get presents for family and…
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A Right Rendering! (Matthew 22:15-23)
The Pharisees have sat by and listened to Jesus as he has taught about the kingdom of God, and in his teaching confronted their way of living, and the basis of their power. You can imagine their seething rage growing with every word and parable Jesus spoke: as the crowd seemed to drift from listening…
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Advent – The season of Hope
Reflections on Advent I must admit having been brought up in the Anglican church in Ireland, I have never paid much attention to the church year, I have never seen the relevance for St Days, or Holy Days beyond the realms of Christmas and Easter; which allowed us to celebrate things central to human salvation.…
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Atr Irwin 