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  • Believe Jesus: Resting in God image

    Believe Jesus: Resting in God

    Hebrews 4:1-13

    ‘Rest’ is a somewhat ambivalent word. If you are tired, the prospect of a rest can be very attractive, but to many of us the idea of rest might seem...
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    What’s Wrong With Joel Osteen?

    Several posts back someone asked a question, apropos nothing as far as the post went, but nonetheless interesting, about what the Think team thinks of Joel Osteen. I... Read more
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    Believe Jesus: The Deadly Danger of Unbelief

    Hebrews 3:7-19

    Throughout this epistle, the people of Israel during their wanderings in the wilderness serve as an illustration of how the people of God are not to...
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    Believe Jesus: We’re the house!

    Hebrews 3:1-6

    Houses have terrific value for us, emotionally as well as economically. They often represent far more to us than mere bricks and mortar, becoming...
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    A More Generous Portion of Pudding

    Omelettes, souffles, cakes, bears, confessions, apostles... we’re running the risk of a dangerously tottering heap of metaphors stacked on a precarious pile of plates... Read more
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    Working Out Which Pudding You’re Putting The Egg In

    I enjoyed Andrew’s ‘Overegging the Relational Pudding’ post and agree with much of his sentiment – these are things we have chatted about, off and on, a number... Read more
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    Five P’s of Church Life or Death

    Part of my purpose in visiting the States recently was to spend some time with New Life Community Church in Chicago. I love Chicago. It is a fantastic city, and it is... Read more
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    How Does Society Change?

    This is a question that occupies many of us, and lies behind a surge in publishing and blogging by Christians concerned with the impact made by the gospel. Read more
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    Believe Jesus: Just Like Us

    Hebrews 2:10-18

    Close up, all our heroes are just like us. Sure, their skills, gifts, ability (and luck) are superior to ours, but get up close to anyone and what we...
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    Believe Jesus: The Perfect Man

    Hebrews 2:5-9

    Last year I was at a wedding where both the beauty and the fragility of humans were brought home to me. The beauty was obvious, with all the pretty girls...
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