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    Radical Thinking Traditionalists
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Radical Thinking Traditionalists

    Les Henson As the people of God, we are to challenge the idols of Western culture so eagerly promoted in the media and sections of the...
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    Learn to Listen
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Learn to Listen

    Les Henson God always gets there before we do, whether in the jungles of West Papua, the streets of Melbourne, the tenements of Glasgow,...
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    Our Relationship to Western Culture
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Our Relationship to Western Culture

    Les Henson When we, the people of God, the church, rediscover our missionary self-understanding, we inevitably attain a new understanding...
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    Content with Being Ordinary
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Content with Being Ordinary

    Les Henson We live at a time when so many people are seeking their fifteen minutes of fame. Everyone, or so it seems, wants to be...
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    Our identity as the People of God
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Our identity as the People of God

    Les Henson In baptism, we are called to commit our lives to a life of discipleship and faithful witness to the Lord Jesus Christ. We are...
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    Image is Everything?
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Image is Everything?

    Les Henson Image is everything. So much so that we can make ourselves be whatever we want to be in today’s world. In a post-everything...
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    Yearning for Intimacy
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    Yearning for Intimacy

    Les Henson We live together in a world that is yearning for intimacy. The failure of individualism and hyper-individualism to satisfy...
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    Embracing the Way of Truth
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Embracing the Way of Truth

    Les Henson he pursuit of truth is increasingly problematic at this present time because we can be so easily enthralled by the wisdom of...
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    The Danger of Manipulating the Gospel
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Danger of Manipulating the Gospel

    Les Henson When calling individuals or groups of people to faith in Christ, we must always grant them the freedom to believe or not...
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    Violence Against Women (Poem)
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Violence Against Women (Poem)

    Les Henson Never-ending violence In the homes Of our city Incessant, irrational violent Family violence Women threatened And manipulated...
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    Integral Mission: God’s Radical Vision
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Integral Mission: God’s Radical Vision

    Les Henson When we observe the world, we see many societies mired in corruption, injustice, violence, and poverty, and we need to ask:...
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    We All Make Mistakes
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    We All Make Mistakes

    Les Henson We all make mistakes. It is part of life and how we learn unless we are unwilling to recognise them or too stubborn to deal...
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    Communicating the Gospel Appropriately
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Communicating the Gospel Appropriately

    Les Henson The communication of the gospel is not something that we, as the people of God, are to engage in periodically. It is the...
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    The Alleviation of Poverty
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Alleviation of Poverty

    Les Henson As the people of God, we are to confront and seek to alleviate poverty in the world, for our calling involves loving God and...
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    Violence in the City (Poem)
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Violence in the City (Poem)

    Les Henson Unending Violence On the streets Of the city Ceaseless, senseless violence Needless bloodshed Bodies broken Pain inflicted...
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    Those Were the Days My Friend (Poem)
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Those Were the Days My Friend (Poem)

    Les Henson What happened to our dreams those many long years ago? When hair was long, and trousers flared. The Animals had to ‘get out of...
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    Our Befuddled Lives
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Our Befuddled Lives

    Les Henson When life is faded, and all joy has departed. Then it’s time to set aside our troubles and worries and stop focusing on...
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    People are Crushed
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    People are Crushed

    Les Henson We live in a world of inner confusion where people have lost their way. People no longer know what life is about or whether it...
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    Irreconcilable Differences
    LES HENSON
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Irreconcilable Differences

    Les Henson Sometimes within the life of a church community, it becomes time to make a decision instead of continually pussyfooting around...
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    Journeying with God
    LES HENSON
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Journeying with God

    Les Henson If we live out the Christian life faithfully, we have to make the connection between faith and lifestyle. It is far too...
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