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Paul

The Idols of our Time

September 15, 2016, Published by

In the book of Acts we read the history of the early church and the travels of the Apostle Paul as the Christian faith spread outwards from Judea to Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) and Europe. We read of signs and wonders, shipwrecks, miraculous conversions, riots and trials – stories of travel and ancient culture inter-mingled with great self sacrifice and generosity. In Acts chapter 17, Paul was hounded out of the city of Thessalonica (Thessaloniki) and then promptly forced to leave Berea too, for his own safety. Those escorting Paul went with him all the way to Athens; then they returned...
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Thanksgiving

November 27, 2014, Published by

Can I let you in to a secret? As a Brit, I’ve often been a little bit cynical about thanksgiving. Not about the concept of saying thank you, but about the American holiday. For years I tended to adopt a particular air of indifference when it was mentioned and make an abundance of very dry, very sarcastic, comments. I’m all for gratitude where it’s due but dedicating a whole night to it? It’s just didn’t seem British. It’s not that I didn’t believe in being thankful, I just tended towards the more subtle expression of thanks – it was my general belief that...
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