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Good Friday: The Ritual of Contemplating the Cross

March 29th, 2013 1 Comment

Matt preached the Good Friday message at Takanini Community Church this morning. Listen to his message  “The Ritual of Contemplating the Cross” online or download it as an MP3. (Read John 19 first.) Related post: Good Friday: Why Celebrate Easter?

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Good Friday

April 2nd, 2010 Comments Off on Good Friday

Due to extreme business we’ve not had time to write Easter posts but last year’s Good Friday: Why Celebrate Easter? is worth a read or a re-read. It remains one of our most read blog posts of all time and with good reason – Matt’s own personal faith shines through it. Also, for those in […]

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Good Friday: Why Celebrate Easter?

April 10th, 2009 85 Comments

Last Sunday Christian, my eldest son, asked me “what is the point in baptism?” In the ensuing conversation it became clear that his real struggle was with the idea of ‘ritual ceremony’ and the symbolism involved. Christian has Aspergers Syndrome and is quite literal (which is is a typical Aspie trait). Ceremonies  are often metaphorical; […]

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