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Humans as the king’s agents
What does it mean to be human? To err is human, and I’m only human. The way we spin it, it sounds like being human is a liability. Perhaps we’re still seeking our identity. The Bible takes a very high view of humanity. We’re designed and empowered to represent the...
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When you get hurt (Genesis 34:1-2)
If God doesn’t prevent bad things happening, how do we cope?
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Introducing the Son of Man
Why did Jesus call himself ‘the son of man’? Do you understand him as he understood himself?
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The Great Cities of the Bible #2: Babylon
By Elizabeth Prata Part 1- Damascus hereFuture parts: Rome part 3 and part 4 Jerusalem to come Ruins at Babylon. By Osama Sarm – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Babylon. City of mystery, history, pro…
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The Great Cities of the Bible #2: Babylon
By Elizabeth Prata Great Cities of the Bible #1: DamascusGreat Cities of the Bible #2: BabylonGreat Cities of the Bible #3: RomeGreat Cities of the Bible #4: Jerusalem Ruins at Babylon. By Osama Sa…
Elizabeth Prata,
The Great Cities of the Bible #2: Babylon
By Elizabeth Prata Great Cities of the Bible #1: DamascusGreat Cities of the Bible #2: BabylonGreat Cities of the Bible #3: RomeGreat Cities of the Bible #4: Jerusalem Ruins at Babylon. By Osama Sa…
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Good news of peace (Ephesians 2:11-22)
It was a day in 1945 my Mum remembered vividly. She was a teenager working in a pharmacy in Roma (Qld) when a great hullabaloo broke out. People were dancing and hugging in the streets. Cars honked…
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What the mocking reveals (Matthew 27:27–31)
Why do the Gospel writers describe the mockery of Jesus if their aim is to promote him?
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Questions take you deeper (Ephesians 2)
Here’s an example of how asking good questions leads to a richer appreciation of what God is doing.
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Tenants in God’s vineyard (Matthew 21:33-44)
Look through the window of Jesus’ stories, and you see the world framed as God’s kingdom: Matthew 21 33“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around…
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