February 16, 2012
by Julian Freeman
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Last night in our small group we were talking about the ever-present problem in the Christian life of not being affected enough by the truth that we know. It’s the gap between knowing the gospel of grace and feeling the grace of … Continue reading
September 2, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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In the Lord’s providence, we finished up our morning series in James and our evening series in Galatians on this past Sunday. It was quite interesting to me that both sermons finished with exhortations to Christians to be confronting sin … Continue reading
August 27, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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The other day Stacey returned home with a special purchase for Susannah. It was a bottle of bright-coloured, foaming hand soap. Susannah has reached an age where we want her to be able to do more things (like washing her … Continue reading
August 13, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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The further along in the book of James we go, the more points there are when I think, ‘…Huh?’ It’s a bizarre experience to look ahead in the book, know that there are only a few weeks left to finish … Continue reading
August 12, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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As I lamented yesterday, preaching through James 4.1-12 quickly made me a little sad because I wasn’t able to pursue some rabbit trails that I would’ve loved to go down. One of those was how this passage should instruct us … Continue reading
August 11, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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There are benefits and drawbacks to preaching large portions of text. The benefits are too numerous to get into, but one of the drawbacks is that you don’t get to stop and to meditate for as long as you’d like … Continue reading
July 24, 2008
by Julian Freeman
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A few years back I was struck by the realization that the way I read the Bible was being handicapped by the way the pages were laid out. Here are just a few examples. The pages are laid out in … Continue reading