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Love Your Enemies?

Today, I want to summarise the heart /disposition behind Jesus’ call to non-violent resistance – love for our enemies! It isn’t for the faint-hearted, but a radical call for all those who would follow Jesus – with his grace – all the way.

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Go An Extra Mile?

Today, we continue with the third example that Jesus gives, that confirm his call to non-violent resistance: “And if one of the occupation troops forces you to carry his pack one mile, carry it for two.”

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Give Your Undergarment As Well?

Today, we continue with the second of the three examples that Jesus gives, that confirm his call to non-violent resistance : “And if anyone sues you for your outer garment give your undergarment as well.”

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Turn The Other Cheek?

In this series of posts, we are considering injustice, conflict and war in our world. And how I am contributing personally to these in my own life and relationships, when I allow my wounds to lead me into slavery to anger and violence. If I can’t deal with the violence in my own heart, how can I expect to deal with the violence of nations?

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Where am I enslaved to anger and violence in my heart?

In this post, I want to consider how we experience anger as a result of wounding from injustice or another cause. And how that often moves us toward vengeance and violence in our hearts.

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How am I (and you) contributing to injustice, conflict and war?

As a result of certain conflicts and wars affecting the global scene, there have been more conversations around the topic of war in recent times. Today, I want us to take more of a personal look and ask the question, ‘How am I (and you) contributing to conflict and war?’

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The Danger of A Single Story

In this TedTalk, novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice – and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. I find there are some key truths /principles in this talk, which also apply to other discussions which are currently happening in our world.

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Step out in courageous love like the poor widow

If I take this step of obedience and give the little time, energy, money or material possession that God is calling me to give, will He take care of my needs?  Can I trust him to come through for me?  Have you ever asked yourself this question?  The answer to this is a 100% ‘yes’,

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What do we do with Australia Day?

Image Credit: Common Grace A few days back, Jan.26th marked yet another ‘Australia Day’.  According to the ‘National Australia Day Council’, it’s “the day to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in our great nation. It’s the day for us to re-commit to making Australia an even better