Introducing James & James 1:1-18. What strikes readers in Melbourne today about the letter is how disciplined he expects the Christian life will be. There is no room for sentimentality but there is lots of room for grace in … Read more
Tag: Suffering
John 18 & 19. Good Friday
That God should choose to die the death of the damned in his son Jesus was one of the basic Christian truths that shook the naive atheism of my youth. It still shakes my habitual disbelief and the casual dismissal … Read more
Ecclesiastes 4. Realism
How can we see the oppressions, injustice and wrongs and yet still seek joy and live with reverence? [Audio | Notes]
Michael Flynn
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For further thought
Q: What kind of oppressions make life not worth living?
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Psalm 88. Despair
Our culture is shallow and it produces shallowness in the church. We are addicted to platitudes. We run from negative emotions or try to numb them or drown them out without listening to what they can teach us. One of … Read more