Tag: Forgiveness

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Radical Forgiveness and Beautiful Grace – The Difference Christ Makes

This weeks Christian Today post – you can read the original here The title they gave is “An astonishing courtroom hug and what it teaches us about radical forgiveness”…I prefer mine!   Radical Forgiveness and Beautiful Grace – the Difference Christ Makes’ because this incident sums up the difference between joyful biblical Christianity and joyless, miserable atheistic ideology! (although to be fair there have already been … Continue reading Radical Forgiveness and Beautiful Grace – The Difference Christ Makes

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Quantum 62 – The one with Thomas Cook; Boris; Miliband; Generosity; Forgiveness; Climate Change; Chinese Communism; No Whites Anti-Racism; Abbey Road; Kanye West; Gaelic Psalms

This weeks quantum has some great clips… We look at: Lessons from the rise and fall of Thomas Cook  Boris Johnson’s misunderstanding about human equality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlvK7XLNXNU David Milibands million dollar ‘charity’ salary… A myth debunked – are religious people more generous? A great example of forgiveness….Amber Guyger and Brandt Jean – Forgiveness – the Most Radical Teaching of Christ – in Practice Some balance on … Continue reading Quantum 62 – The one with Thomas Cook; Boris; Miliband; Generosity; Forgiveness; Climate Change; Chinese Communism; No Whites Anti-Racism; Abbey Road; Kanye West; Gaelic Psalms

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Christian Living, Christianity, Justice, USA

Amber Guyger and Brandt Jean – Forgiveness – the Most Radical Teaching of Christ – in Practice

Botham Jean,  a 26-year-old accountant, was sitting at home in his apartment, eating ice cream, when Amber Guyger, a policewoman, entered his home and shot him.  He was black, she is white.   There have been a number of shooting of black suspects by white police officers.  But the narrative is not as simplistic as the tribes like to make out.  Yes – level of violence … Continue reading Amber Guyger and Brandt Jean – Forgiveness – the Most Radical Teaching of Christ – in Practice

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The Madness of Crowds – A Review of Douglas Murray’s Latest Book

(This is my latest article in Christian Today – you can read the original here – good to see that Douglas retweeted it!)  This was the title they gave it…. The gay atheist who made me weep and pray (Photo: Unsplash/Ben Mater) Every now and then a book comes along that feels as though it has a brilliance that is enlightening or even a prophetic … Continue reading The Madness of Crowds – A Review of Douglas Murray’s Latest Book

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Apologetics, Bible, Christian Living, Evangelism

How Do You Achieve Forgiveness? – A.S.K 17

Doug Murray’s latest book The Madness of Crowds  has a great section on forgiveness – in which he recognises its importance, but doesn’t really know how to achieve it…This weeks’ A.S.K answers that question.  BIBLE READING: Hebrews 9:11-28 TEXT: In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness….. Just as people are destined to … Continue reading How Do You Achieve Forgiveness? – A.S.K 17

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Quantum 47 -Hong Kong; London; Nigeria; Forgiveness; Womens World Cup; Fathers Day; Oxford Passion Play; Black Metal; School Trans; St Silas; Puritan Wives; Pink Floyd

Welcome to this week’s Quantum of Hope 47: We look at the current situation in Hong Kong  and the extraordinary way that a Christian hymn has been in the centre of things. London is experiencing a spate of stabbings.  Meanwhile Christians in Nigeria continue to be slaughtered. We also look at the lack of forgiveness in modern society – with this incredible discussion about the … Continue reading Quantum 47 -Hong Kong; London; Nigeria; Forgiveness; Womens World Cup; Fathers Day; Oxford Passion Play; Black Metal; School Trans; St Silas; Puritan Wives; Pink Floyd

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Bible, Preaching, St Peters, Worship

Forgiveness – Pauls Apologetic – Harry Mealyea and Sinclair Ferguson + ‘See What a Morning’

I am still in Australia – heading to St Thomas’s Anglican this morning – but the work in St Peters goes on….here are last weeks sermons from Harry Mealyea and Sinclair Ferguson – both are excellent and edifying – Sinclair’s sermon on Pauls Apologetics should be complusory for all apologists and evangelists! Here is a song from St Petes for a glorious Sunday morning in … Continue reading Forgiveness – Pauls Apologetic – Harry Mealyea and Sinclair Ferguson + ‘See What a Morning’

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