Firstly, who exactly is James? The original pronunciation of this author’s name in Greek is Iakobos, which in Hebrew is spelled Ya’akov. This is why some ancient and modern translations render his name as “Jacob”. There are many called James in the New Testament. Two of them belonged to Jesus’ inner circle of twelve disciples, …
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Taken from an article by Sam Allberry from Living Out - an organisation which helps people, churches and society talk about Christian faith and sexuality. It's important to remember that God’s blueprint for sexuality is interwoven throughout Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation. These resources will help you set the specific mentions of homosexuality in the wider …
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Photo by Burkay Canatar on Pexels.com It’s December, time for the tree to go up, get the sprouts on the boil, and for all to get ready for the big day. Christmas, it’s all about the children, isn’t it? But how Christian is Christmas? Is this really what Jesus had in mind for his followers …
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Photo by upender photography on Pexels.com The world went from calling a ‘clump of cells’ nonhuman, to allowing abortions when the clump of cells begins to ‘look human’, accepting third-trimester abortions, and now pushing for the termination of babies moments before birth, or in some cases, just after birth. It seems that what they are …
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21st August 2021 Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In my ear a small voice, “We all have a choice. We all have free will, to do good or for ill.” “We were never made perfect; we were born out of conflict. Sin was never our choice.” “But it was,” said the voice. “We could never …
At the beginning of this year I asked God to give me a word for the year. After meditating quietly for a while I got the word ‘Presence’ When Moses was in the wilderness with the Israelites he said to God that he didn’t want to journey any further if God did not come with …
Acts 4:13-22 AMPNow when the men of the Sanhedrin (that is the Jewish High Court) saw the confidence and boldness of Peter and John, and grasped the fact that they were uneducated and untrained [ordinary] men, they were astounded, and began to recognize that they had been with Jesus. [14] And seeing the man who …
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Photo by Aleksandr Slobodianyk on Pexels.com Christmas, It's all about the children, It’s all about parties and fun. It’s turkey and crackers and vino, And a nice little glass of Blue Nun. There’s Santa, there’s Rudolf and Blitzen Mince pie, some milk, and a carrot. Left out on the Christmas evening, Hoping Santa will not …
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