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From the House and Sanctuary: Of Trumpets and Ice Buckets...
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From the House and Sanctuary. The Personal Blog of the Minister of Norval Presbyterian Church. Wednesday, August 20, 2014. Of Trumpets and Ice Buckets. Back in 1997 a dynamic young Presbyterian minister named Chris Vais was diagnosed with ALS. Chris was the minister of Knox Church in Waterdown, Ontario, from a family of Presbyterian ministers (I’ve written about Chris before. Canadians give a little less than 1 per cent (0.8) of their annual income to charity. StatisticsCanada. So, as William MacAskill f...
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From the House and Sanctuary: Bible Study - John 1:19-51
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From the House and Sanctuary. The Personal Blog of the Minister of Norval Presbyterian Church. Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Bible Study - John 1:19-51. Well I've got this up a few weeks late for two reasons: extreme busyness, and being away on vacation for two weeks. But here it is. We looked at this passage in John in our group on January 27. Here are a few more things to ponder:. What message might John the Baptist be giving to Israel as a nation (beyond his message to individuals)? Reflect on the meani...
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From the House and Sanctuary: New Bible Study: The Gospel of John
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From the House and Sanctuary. The Personal Blog of the Minister of Norval Presbyterian Church. Wednesday, January 21, 2015. New Bible Study: The Gospel of John. After another long hiatus, I'm going to try to get back to regularly blogging again. No resolution this year, just going to give it my best. Once again I'll be giving weekly updates on our Bible Study at the church for those who aren't able to attend in person, and for anyone else out there who is interested. Overview of the Gospel of John. The e...
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From the House and Sanctuary: Radical Words of the Church Fathers: Who owns what?
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From the House and Sanctuary. The Personal Blog of the Minister of Norval Presbyterian Church. Monday, March 9, 2015. Radical Words of the Church Fathers: Who owns what? Taken from the March 9 reading from Common Prayer: A Liturgy forOrdinary Radicals. Why should I be afraid in evil days:. When the wickedness of those at my heels surrounds me,. The wickedness of those who put their trust in their goods:. And boast of their great riches? We can never ransom ourselves:. In order to live for ever and ever:.
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From the House and Sanctuary: Loving Our Enemies, Forgiveness & Martyrdom
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From the House and Sanctuary. The Personal Blog of the Minister of Norval Presbyterian Church. Monday, March 2, 2015. Loving Our Enemies, Forgiveness and Martyrdom. I stumbled across this article last week about this remarkable Christ-like response on the part of Egypt's Coptic Christians to the slaughter of 21 of their brothers in Libya by ISIS affiliated militants. Read more at: http:/ www.nationalreview.com/article/414222/heaven-face-hell-kathryn-jean-lopez. Who out of necessity and the grace of Jesus...
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From the House and Sanctuary: Measles, Vaccination and the Importance of Critical Thinking
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From the House and Sanctuary. The Personal Blog of the Minister of Norval Presbyterian Church. Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Measles, Vaccination and the Importance of Critical Thinking. Now as I've been thinking about the news I've been reminded that it's these values that have played so strongly into the movement questioning the safety and effectiveness of vaccines. It all has to do with the question of authority, who to trust and where we get our information. And that's because everything online is not.
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