responsibility
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A great opportunity is not God’s calling
It’s a story you’ll hear too often… I’ve been offered this great opportunity; It must be God. They’ve offered me a promotion; It must be God. They’ve asked me to go overseas for a contract; It must be God. How… Continue reading
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Predicting the future of… parenthood; bearers without basis
I can’t help but wonder if the future of parenthood is looking grim. Should parents be able to choose their child’s school? Should they be able to choose whether their child gets Ethics Education or Religious Education, or neither? Should… Continue reading
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Another thought on explaining why God only asks men to preach to men
A while back I wrote my response to someone who wants to submit to the bible’s teaching on men only teaching men. It used the metaphor of men protecting women in the event of a machine-gun attack. I thought of… Continue reading
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My response to “Why shouldn’t women preach to men?”
(This would be one of the way’s I’d respond to someone who wanted to accept the bible’s teaching on male and female roles in ministry, but struggled to understand why God put them there.) If a gunman ran into your… Continue reading
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Debunking the small-church-is-better myths (part 3)
There seems a common argument that small churches are – not just a valid alternative, but – a better alternative to big churches. Some of the arguments go… Myth: “Small-churches are more needy… Big churches have heaps of people!” Really?… Continue reading
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Do you agree with the line, “I’m only responsible for my actions, but I’m not responsible for people’s reactions”?
It’s a commonly repeated idea, particularly in Christian circles. The last time I heard it, it was phrased, “we should only measure the things we do, we shouldn’t measure the things other people do – because we can’t control it.”… Continue reading
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