Reflections
“In the second chapter of Acts, we find Jesus’ followers waiting, praying, hoping and expecting God to do something new. On that same day, they were filled with the Holy Spirit and three thousand people were added to their number,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield
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“There will never be a day when we cannot say, ‘This the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it’…A day that focusses exclusively on the birth of Jesus is one that should stir us to new heights of joy and gladness as we contemplate God’s love, humility and willingness to give up everything for our sakes,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey
“All Christians ought to agree that war is evil and highlights the extent of human sin and brokenness. Notwithstanding, there are two main schools of thought within Christianity regarding the legitimacy of going to war…” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield
“Some avoid anything to do with Halloween, others join the festivities wholeheartedly, whilst others still, opt for some kind of Christian alternative. With the shops already full of pumpkins, witches’ hats, and skeletons, let us explore the pros and cons of each of these approaches,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield
“In the face of racialised Nazi ideology, particularly anti-semitism, Church leadership remained conspicuously silent. Not to mention the widespread complicity of many ‘ordinary’ Christians,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield
“Can church decline be reversed in the West? That depends on whether we can recover our confidence in the message that has been entrusted to us,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield
“There are occasions when believers seem to turn away from the Lord. There are two possible explanations for this. Either their faith was not genuine, or they have allowed sin to establish a foothold in their life. In the case of the latter, Christ will eventually bring them to a place of repentance and restoration,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield
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