The actions of Easter are the message the preacher and the church celebrate week by week: The purpose of the church and its ministry, the most important thing that pastors do, is preach. All your theological training – all for the purpose of giving you the guts to make an apocalyptic announcement: God has won …
Songs of preparation: Now Open Wide The Gates (Psalm 118), All Heaven Declares, and Rejoice, The Lord Is King! Call to worship: Prayer of Approach and Confession: Asking that God will continue to give us open eyes to behold the risen Lord Jesus the one who was rejected, but who is the foundation of salvation. …
So, where were we? AFL needs another week or two for everything to settle down. Apparently five was reasonable last week. NRL. Yeah. I still got nothing with the NRL. NRL (last round 4/8; season tally 24/48) Canterbury Brisbane Gold Coast North Queensland Easts Wests Newcastle Souths AFL (last round 5/9; season tally 9/18) Collingwood …
I’ve been continuing in post-easter mode with articles for the Border Watch. Next week will have a remembrance theme. I’m conscious that not everyone will read all of these, so even though themes overlap they have to stand on their own. I’m also working on the idea that there will be a committed readership that …
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