Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath (Luke 13:10-17)

Below is the talk that I gave last week. I was hoping to post this sooner, but things got in the way. Welcome. Last week, we started a new ...

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Invitation, Promises and Celebration (Isaiah 55)

This weekend has been a big one for me. I spoke at a funeral on Friday, then a wedding on Saturday and preached on Sunday. The funeral talk ...

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Deeds done in public and secret (Mat 5:13-16, 6:1-18)

On Friday night, I got to give the youth talk at our youth group. This term, they are going through selected bits in Matthew's Gospel. ...

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The Pattern is Christ (John 13:12-17)

Today I got to give the second talk in a Just for Starters series. Below is more or less what I said. I do think it could have perhaps ended...

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Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West

In the last half of last year, I heard Richard Chin mention this book twice. He thought it was a great book to explain why our society think...

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The Great Siege of Malta

I read this book while I was on holiday in England; something about being closer to the location might romanticise the events even more. Bef...

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Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age

I read this book as it may have been on some past year's short list, and I thought a book about Church would be helpful in my new role. ...

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