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I am the grain of God
I've recently been teaching a class on the topic of martyrdom. Since we enjoy the blessing of religious freedom and tend to take our liberty for granted, it's sobering to learn of persecution against Christians today and in church history. I'm struck by the resolution, even optimism, of the early church during the blood-stained Roman persecutions. "We multiply when we are mown down by you; the blood of Christians is seed. Dying we conquer. The
The road less travelled
There is a road that leads into Pormpuraaw. Two hundred and seven kilometres of dirt road. It only leads to Pormpuraaw. Main Roads keeps it drivable just for those who drive into Pormpuraaw. There are segments of bitumen along this road but they are short and sweet. Just enough time to rearrange your seating, relax your shoulders a bit, hear the words properly in the song that is playing, then prepare for the dirt yet
Some controversy is worth having
I've got a raft of posts that I'm looking forward to putting up, but I felt it good to take a post or two to refresh us on what InFocus is all about. Our purpose Our purpose is... to develop the Australian blogosphere, ....to cultivate serious and useful discussion, and .........to develop a generation of readers, thinkers, and theologians. The first line reflects our belief that our generation should put the tools that God has
God’s love demonstrated
Thanks to Facebook, I recently saw something I had not seen before in a wedding, from a couple I knew from uni. Both are musicians and in their wedding, the groom chose to sing to his bride as she approached. I showed this to teens at school and asked what they thought. Their reactions ranged from amusement to indifference, but there were also others who were quite impressed. Like me, you might not be comfortable