When people act in a manner that challenges us we normally react to them in one of three ways. We say that they are mad, that their claims or behaviour […]
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The Book of Life
The idea of a book with the names of those to be admitted to heaven rings strangely in our modern ears. Rather than a leather-bound ledger we would probably have […]
Continue ReadingSmall change?
When the man at the checkout apologised to the woman for giving her so many coins in her change the woman said “No, that’s fine. I need some small change […]
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The Jews had 613 laws and regulations which Jesus summarised into one two-part commandment: If you want to be in the kingdom of God then love God with all your […]
Continue ReadingDoom and Gloom?
Jeremiah is often dubbed the prophet of doom. This is because he saw the faithlessness of Jerusalem and warned people that God would get fed up with them before long. […]
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We employ a strange phrase in English when we talk about “being used”. It implies that one person takes advantage of another without the second person really being aware that […]
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Would you consider buying a cream that can instantly make you look 20 years younger? A bottle of pills that guarantees to reduce your weight by 10 pounds per week? […]
Continue ReadingJust a bit of paper
People who live together as partners, without getting married, often say that marriage is just a bit of paper. What difference does it make if you are married or not? […]
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Martha Lewis was distressed when her house was burgled. It wasn’t so much that she had lost her pension money and some jewellery that her late husband had given her. […]
Continue ReadingProof of the pudding
“A TV personality was interviewed recently and the first question he was asked to clarify was whether or not he had “gone all religious”. The implication was that religious people […]
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