LES HENSON
Political Leadership in a Changing World
In 1 Samuel 8: 4-24, Israel faces a crucial moment of institutional change. The rule of the Judges comes to an end, and the people desire...
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LES HENSON
- May 14, 2022
- 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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LES HENSON
- May 3, 2022
- 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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LES HENSON
- May 2, 2022
- 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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LES HENSON
- Apr 9, 2022
- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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