Have you ever prayed for something one minute- something like a new job, a certain amount of money, a breakthrough of some kind? Only to later resent the very answer to prayer you once so fervently sought?
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This week I'm away at a Christian festival called Spring Harvest. I'm here raising awareness around the Gap Year programme I run with my church. One of the ways in which we've begun conversations with people about our programme is by asking the following question...
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You were chained, you were whipped. I looked on at your Cross, feeling cross. If you were the Saviour, why weren’t you saving yourself? I’d wanted to trust you, wanted to hope in you. But, as I looked on and saw the bloodied fraction of a man that once was, all of my doubts were confirmed.
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Today I’m being slightly rebellious and ignoring the instruction of my Bible college lecturer who, on Monday, said, “If you’re going to preach from Proverbs, don’t preach using only one verse.” It’s not complete rebellion though because:
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2016 has begun to sprint ahead of us like every year seems to do. It has left no room for us to try and catch up; it’s not waiting for anyone who is lagging behind. Rather, day rolls into night and into day again whether we’re ready for it or not.
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Unless you’ve been hiding out somewhere for the past week (that, or avoiding all forms of social media) you’ll be aware that Beyoncé (yes, I’m talking about Beyoncé today- bear with me…) recently released her latest track entitled ‘Formation’.
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