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judewaldron2
Sep 12, 20214 min read
Balancing the Scales
Throughout the book of Proverbs, there are themes relating to justice. You'd expect this, given that this was the text used to train up...
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judewaldron2
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Filling the Tank
Proverbs 27:7 talks about people who are empty and people who are full. When our emotional and spiritual tanks are empty, there are some...
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judewaldron2
Aug 19, 20215 min read
How to Read Proverbs
The book of Proverbs has a different structure to most Biblical books. Other books have a flow about them that is obvious – a story with...
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judewaldron2
Aug 8, 20212 min read
How to Love the Team
Helping someone to learn with you often has four phases: 1. I do, you watch. It’s very directive. 2. I do, you help. The style is more...
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judewaldron2
Aug 4, 20213 min read
Don't Be Polite, Be Connected
We did a couple of experiments in our congregation. One was to give a group of people a bucket with holes in it and plugs to plug the...
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judewaldron2
Jun 24, 20211 min read
Are Christians Revolting?
The Bible has lots of great examples of faithful people bucking against the trends: · The midwives Shiprah and Puah are told by the...
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judewaldron2
Jun 24, 20212 min read
The Pain and Joy Beyond Words
Romans 8 says that “All of creation is groaning” – the entire cosmos, ecologically, socially, politically…the entire system is groaning....
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judewaldron2
Jun 24, 20211 min read
When Sin Catches On
Let’s imagine that Alex tells Chris something untrue and unflattering about Billie. Are there potential further wrongs committed because...
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judewaldron2
Jun 24, 20211 min read
God's Anger Management
Imagine a spectrum of anger responses: · Not really angry · Angry enough to complain or whinge · Angry enough to feel it in your body ·...
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judewaldron2
Jun 24, 20212 min read
Stumbling Around
Imagine a large paddock where there are sheep. You need a strategy to keep sheep in the paddock. There are at least two options: 1. Put a...
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judewaldron2
Jun 24, 20211 min read
What Do You See?
In Mark, Jesus is doing a lot of teaching to disciples who just don’t get it. They sort of understand, but it’s not clear to them, and...
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judewaldron2
Jun 24, 20212 min read
Labelling Jesus
Mark chapter 3, looks at how people see Jesus who is operating in the spiritual authority that God has given him. Two significant...
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judewaldron2
Jun 6, 20215 min read
Sticks and Stones
There’s an old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” In a Lano and Woodley sketch, Frank says...
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judewaldron2
Jun 6, 20216 min read
The Power of Speech
Content warning – this post on 2 Samuel 11 and 13 refer to stories of sexual abuse. Vegietales, the children’s bible-story animation...
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judewaldron2
Jun 6, 20212 min read
Less Disney Fairy Tale, More Game of Thrones
One of the most frustrating insults against Christianity is that the Bible is a bunch of fairy tales. When people say that, I know they...
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judewaldron2
Jun 6, 20212 min read
Titus, Piglet and the Grace of God
AA Milne wrote a charming story of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet plotting to expose Kanga and her baby Roo. They would infiltrate Kanga’s...
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