(February 2023 update: this article is still relevant, and we praise God that in Sept 2022 we launched CCC South. However please check out the more general page on becoming a church planting church that will be helpful going forward) We’re just about to celebrate three years as a church so I wanted to write […]
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Jesus The Revolutionary: The King’s Cross (Mark 9-16)
Many Christians have never taken a moment to consider what ‘discipleship’ (following Jesus) is really all about. They might be good at ‘church going’ and do lots of ‘religious things’ including praying and trying to live a good life, but they have never taken seriously the words in Mark 8:34-35 where Jesus says; “Whoever wants to be […]
Esther: Peasant Princess
Morally ambiguous characters. Gratuitous drunkenness, sex and violence. Throwing a dice to make decisions. Impaling people on spikes. Attempted annihilation of the Jewish race and no reference of God at all. What the heck is the book of Esther doing in the Bible!? I am glad you asked. The Absence Of God The book of Esther […]