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No Longer Divided
Read more: No Longer DividedThere is an Irish TV show which was (and I believe still is) aired yearly when we were growing up. Its name was Reeling in the Years, and each episode would contain footage from both international and Irish events from one year in history, over which would be set some music from that time. In…
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In Praise of a Sending Church
Read more: In Praise of a Sending ChurchI have come to realise that not all sending churches are created equal. As I’ve interacted with other missionaries in our area, and with those serving in other places, an unfortunate number have had cause to speak negatively about their home church and their involvement in the mission. Many have expressed a feeling of not…
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Deadly Pineapples and Dependence on the Spirit
Read more: Deadly Pineapples and Dependence on the SpiritDid you know that if you eat pineapple and drink milk consecutively that you will, in fact, die? Furthermore, it is one of many dangerous foods for pregnant women to eat. My wife (very obviously expecting our third child) has been asked by fruit sellers, with a note of serious concern in their voices, “Are…
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That Lonesome Cup
Read more: That Lonesome CupMeditation on Matthew 26 The cup was in hand, Passed around, shared, Communion enjoyed amongst those who cared, That merry band, Together in thick and thin, The Man in the centre they surround, Who would soon be crowned, And let them in, And so that cup, together, At the feast of feasts, The greatest to…
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Better Than All The Stories
Read more: Better Than All The StoriesLast week we had some visitors from Ireland staying with us. One evening, as we were putting the kids to bed, we all sat on the floor and did that day’s devotional from a book. One of the questions that day was, “what is your favourite Bible story?” One-by-one we went around, telling our favourite…
Imitators of Those 