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Offended by Jesus

Offended by Jesus

\'Insight for Living\' founder, Charles R. Swindoll, famously said this: \"We must cease striving and trust God to provide what He thinks is best and in whatever time He chooses to make it available. But this kind of trusting doesn\'t come naturally. It\'s a spiritual crisis of the will in which we must choose to exercise faith.\".

  • Shandong Luneng Vs Sydney FC

    As a soccer fan, I went to Allianz Stadium last Wednesday to watch another Asian Championship League game – Sydney FC Vs Shandong Luneng. From this game, I have learnt some things.

  • If church had marshmallows

    A solitary marshmallow is nothing to get excited about, and yet I love it when my café-made drink is served with one on the side.

  • Empty Cobblestone Streets

    Cobblestone pathways, the laughter of small children and a radiant lady made that day in Cusco, Peru very different to the others.

  • Do others recognise what you are?

    A few weeks ago I attended a meeting outside of the office with a colleague of mine. We work in different departments of the same company. While we were waiting for the other participants to arrive, I decided to make casual conversation by asking him how he\'d spent a recent public holiday.

  • Rough Seas and Timid Feet

    \"Lord, why me?\" was the question I found myself asking as I looked on at a series of seemingly unfortunate circumstances in my life.

  • Still throwing Christians into the lion's den in 2016?

    ARE Australia\'s Christian churches on the brink of \'complete strategic irrelevance\', as Greg Sheridan argued in the Australian on the weekend?

  • The Times They are a-Changing!

    What comes to mind when we consider Britain? Writers and poets through the ages have depicted British ways with tea and scones and cucumber sandwiches.

  • Be careful with your words

    God has been challenging me this week on how I speak to myself. He pointed out that at work and in my personal life most of my sentences start with\"I am sorry but\" or \"this might sound silly\".

  • The ultimate source of pleasure

    \"Awaken us to true delight\" is a quote taken from the confessions of Augustine, a famous theologian who lived up until the 5th century. He also served as the bishop or overseer of Hippo (North Africa), a part of the Roman province.

  • Photography through a different lens

    It seems like everyone is a photographer these days. There is no day or event that goes by without me catching a glimpse of a person with a camera bag strapped across the waist, or gripped in hand with a barrage of clicks and flashes.

  • Record breaking Origin spoiled by "southern discomfort"

    An unprecedented Rugby League State of Origin \"nine out of ten\" in a row beckons as Queensland continue to secure their greatness with the history books now written and to be written.