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    Avoiding Temptation
    LES HENSON
    • May 14
    • 1 min

    Avoiding Temptation

    Les Henson We all face temptations, but dealing with them is vitally important. To overcome temptation is never easy, but giving in to...
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    The Vulnerability of Being Fully Human
    LES HENSON
    • May 3
    • 1 min

    The Vulnerability of Being Fully Human

    Jesus was the most fully human person who ever lived. Being fully human entails the embodiment of a vulnerability that may invite shame,...
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    Faith Not Certainty
    LES HENSON
    • May 2
    • 1 min

    Faith Not Certainty

    Faith is not the same as certainty. Faith must always leave room for genuine doubt. Robert Breault says, “What is certainty but the...
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    The Church as Community
    LES HENSON
    • Apr 9
    • 2 min

    The Church as Community

    Les Henson Authentic community is vital to the life of the church and its people. For without genuine community, the church is not truly...
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    How Different are We?
    LES HENSON
    • Dec 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    How Different are We?

    Les Henson How different are we as God’s people from our neighbours, the people we work with and those we regularly encounter in the...
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    Creating an Image
    LES HENSON
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Creating an Image

    Les Henson In the western world, we no longer seek to develop character. Instead, the focus is on each individual constructing their own...
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    The World is Changing
    LES HENSON
    • Dec 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    The World is Changing

    Les Henson The world we inhabit is continually changing. You can feel it in the air as we move deeper into post-Christian secularism. The...
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    God has not Changed
    LES HENSON
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    God has not Changed

    Les Henson Jesus Christ sent his disciples into the world, and he is doing the same today. We are sent out on the mission of advancing...
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    The Ever-Changing Rhythms of Life (Poem)
    LES HENSON
    • Aug 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Ever-Changing Rhythms of Life (Poem)

    Les Henson The sky is blue the sun is shining quietly the wind blows the clouds slowly across the ever-changing sky the brightness is...
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    Lost Enchantment (Poem)
    LES HENSON
    • Aug 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Lost Enchantment (Poem)

    Les Henson Enchantment lost The earth is flat Locked in the prison cell of the imminent Any sense of the transcendence is abandoned....
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    The Gift of Salvation
    LES HENSON
    • Aug 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Gift of Salvation

    Les Henson The gift of salvation comes to us through the mercy and grace of God in Jesus Christ alone. There is nothing we can do to earn...
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    Fire Clouds (Poem)
    LES HENSON
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Fire Clouds (Poem)

    Les Henson The fire clouds rage in the darkened sky, The mystery man spoke of days gone-bye, A hundred angels danced on the head of a...
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    Alone (Poem)
    LES HENSON
    • Aug 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    Alone (Poem)

    Les Henson Each alone in the maddening crowd, thousands dwell all around. Hundreds pass on busy streets, moving in, out and round-about....
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    Planting Flowers Between the Cracks
    LES HENSON
    • Aug 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    Planting Flowers Between the Cracks

    Les Henson Julian Barnes, the former post child of exclusive secularism, wrote in Chapter 6 of his book, Nothing to Be Frightened Of...
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    The Common Good
    LES HENSON
    • Aug 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Common Good

    Les Henson Jimmy Carter suggests that “The common good is reached when we work together to improve the wellbeing of people in our society...
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    A Secular Age (Poem)
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    A Secular Age (Poem)

    Les Henson Suffocating in a swamp of imminence the secular overpowers us at every turn. Pretending to be free we are ensnared by the very...
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    The Hiddenness of God
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Hiddenness of God

    Les Henson As followers of Jesus and those committed to the way and things of God, we should be aware that God is both revealed and...
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    Loneliness (Poem)
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Loneliness (Poem)

    Les Henson In city, suburb and street behind locked doors lonely people dwell high fences create islands of inaccessibility imaginary...
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    When the Kingdom Comes (Poem)
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    When the Kingdom Comes (Poem)

    Les Henson Sadness and joy Tears and laughter Despair and hope Bondage and freedom All mingle together In the time between the times....
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    When Heaven Seems Bolted Shut
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    When Heaven Seems Bolted Shut

    Les Henson There are times when God seems so far away when it’s difficult to read one’s Bible, to pray, or to engage in any form of...
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