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Trusting
I’m outside a local cafe, doing some brainstorming. It’s a hot and sunny day, thanks be to God. I’m grateful that I found some discarded pizza for breakfast and I’ve had some coffee. God is in control and He does whatever He will. We have to trust in Him and press on, even when things…
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A Song
Hello, friends. I’m sat alone in a park in the shade. Earlier I was having a tea (ginger and lemongrass, try it!) and I updated some lyrics to a song I wrote many years ago. I thought I would share them here. Every day is like today It makes him sad that he’s this way…
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Towards a Deeper Understanding of Justice
I have always struggled with the idea that God would punish people in hell for eternity, for perhaps a single misdemeanour. I cannot bear the idea that simply because someone didn’t make a commitment to Jesus Christ (which, after all, would have been a decision that was God’s will, because God is in control of…
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The Age of God
The hymn I got baptised to is Abide With Me, a truly beautiful song with very emotive lyrics. I particularly like the phrase “Oh though who changest not” which we sing in the song in reference to God. God’s attribute of aseity leads us to understand that God is eternal. Unfortunately, the word eternal has…
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Being More Compassionate
God has been showing me how I need to be less judgmental of people who have suffered with prison sentences, addictions, homosexuality, broken marriages, etc. It’s not so much that I was being judgmental, more that in my fervent desire to help others not go to hell I wasn’t taking enough time to understand their…
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Prayers for America
Friends, I am deeply troubled by the gun violence in the States at this time and I hope that finally a clear path to resolve this will emerge soon. My prayers are with all the American people who are suffering as a result of these terrible incidents. May God bless all and may those at…
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