Category: Calling
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Dark Hour
“And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with the man you call the King of the Jews?” And they cried out again, “Crucify him.” And Pilate said to them, “Why, What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released…
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Working the Crowd
“Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. And he…
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Justice?
“Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas.”(Mark 15:6–7 ESV) What do you make of these verses?Does it feel right to you?Is this a way of doing justice?Was…
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Restoring
Read John 21:1-19 I love the last chapter of the book of John. It is the story of giving up, disappointments, repentance, restoration and commission.This chapter shows Peter and the disciples giving up on Jesus. Peter said, “I am going fishing!”. After three years of following Jesus, seeing all the signs, wonders, miracles and hearing…
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Re-Colonisation in Missions
I was born in Chile. Northern Ireland is not my country of birth, but my children are, and my wife is English! I lived there until I was 20 years old (I also lived in the USA for a year when I was fifteen). I am a minister in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, but…
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