Posts under Tag: sacrifice
Better Red than Dead

Every year Mick Duncan ( author, lecturer, prophet/stirrer and all round good guy) with a bunch of his friends holds a Red Letters event. In some Bibles the words of Jesus are printed in red, hence the name. The event – usually held over a Friday night and Saturday – offers an odd line up of speakers. For the most [...]

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The Challenge of the Lamb
The Challenge of the Lamb

Revelation 5 in the Bible offers a staggering picture – a lion who becomes a humble lamb offered as a sacrifice. The lamb is granted power and depicted in the following chapters as unleashing wrath upon the world. This final book in the compilation of works that we commonly know as the Bible, The Revelation of Jesus Christ as offered to [...]

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Friday March 6th. – Lent 2009

This morning I just want to share a story with you about another persons Lent journey. Yesterday I had the privilege of taking part in my first Compassion Day as a TEAR Fund staff member. I have been involved before as a radio announcer, but this had a whole different feel. What an honour it was to be part of [...]

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Friday 27th Feb. – Lent 2009

If you would like to receive an email each day that outlines the latest posts from this site, click here and fill in the form. While in prison for smuggling Jews out of Germany and later, executed for being involved in the plot to assassinate Hitler just before World War II ended, Deitrich Bonhoeffer penned this poem: Christen Un Heiden – [...]

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Israel & Israel in the Bible
Israel & Israel in the Bible

I have decided to write this after my latest post about the Israel/Palestinian conflict led to a conversation that probably needs me to fill out some of my theological/biblical studies thoughts a little more. This is a very long article (over 4500 words) so feel free to not bother reading it if this stuff doesn’t interest you. If it is [...]

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