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judewaldron2
- Sep 12, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 6 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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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