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judewaldron2
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
Mostly Dead or Fully Alive (An Easter Sermon)
In the classic movie "The Princess Bride", the hero has been tortured by sucking the life out of him. His friends take his body to...
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judewaldron2
- May 13, 2022
- 2 min
Some Questions about Stones
John 8 tells a story of a woman who was caught in adultery and dragged before Jesus. Knowing that the law condemned her to death, they...
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judewaldron2
- May 13, 2022
- 4 min
Was Jesus a Jerk?
Here are some stories I heard this week from the disabled community: I applied for a job where I know they offer great support for...
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judewaldron2
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Jesus Toasts to Resurrection
The gospel of John is full of hints! (Scholars use the Biblical word "signs" but "hints" is a far more fun way to look at it!) There are...
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judewaldron2
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Opening the Flowerbuds
A teacher told me about arriving at school one morning, to see a group of little children ripping down the blossom buds of a tree and...
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judewaldron2
- May 12, 2022
- 2 min
Controlling those Words
Often people complain about “political correctness”, a sense of being forced to say things that won’t offend others, when they really...
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judewaldron2
- May 12, 2022
- 3 min
Character on Trial
When we go through trials, the quality of our character is exposed. In James 1, the word for trial is the same as the word for...
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judewaldron2
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Have you ever been trapped in your own head? 1 John was written in a time where the gnostic movement was confusing people - saying that...
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judewaldron2
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
Character Building
In Romans 5 it says that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance produces character; and character produces hope. In James 1 it...
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judewaldron2
- May 1, 2022
- 3 min
Jesus' Origin Story
I never thought I’d be into this, but I like Avenger movies. I completely ignored Thor and Iron Man and Captain America, but one day...
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judewaldron2
- May 1, 2022
- 2 min
Mary's Christmas Peace Mash-Up
Imagine yourself in Mary’s place. She’s pregnant and unmarried, she’s off to another village to visit her cousin Elizabeth and stay with...
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judewaldron2
- May 1, 2022
- 2 min
Preparing for Christmas
There are loads of ways people prepare for Christmas - ordering food, decorating, buying and wrapping gifts. John the Baptist said...
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judewaldron2
- Nov 26, 2021
- 3 min
Turn Up and Be Seen
The chapters of Genesis 39-41 are where we see God upset the order of politics. An Israelite becomes the Minister for Agriculture and the...
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judewaldron2
- Nov 26, 2021
- 3 min
Joe's Unsettling Dreams
The story of Joseph in Genesis 37-50 is a ripper of a story! It has loads of action and drama and suspense. It doesn’t mention God very...
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judewaldron2
- Nov 26, 2021
- 1 min
A Prayer Walk, Leap and Jump
In Acts 3, a man who couldn't walk was healed and turned his walking and leaping as praise and a testimony to everyone around of God's...
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judewaldron2
- Nov 26, 2021
- 5 min
The Church Needs You to Lead
The early church prepared for action and was empowered for further action when they sorted out their leadership. We have two stories of...
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judewaldron2
- Nov 26, 2021
- 4 min
When God Makes You Wait
One of the difficult tasks we have in grief and trauma is making meaning. Let’s face it, we have been going through grief and trauma...
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judewaldron2
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Level up! The Friendship Game
The Book of Proverbs has lots of sayings about friendship. As we sift through them, we can imagine that there are different levels of...
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judewaldron2
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Every Good Woman
When my husband James and I had just been married, the first book of the Bible we read together was Proverbs – we figured we needed some...
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judewaldron2
- Sep 12, 2021
- 5 min
Making a Speech
Who are you most intimidated by? Are you most likely to flatter them, attack them, mock them, or talk behind their back? Proverbs has...
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