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Review: Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Allen Lane/Penguin In Christian bookshops there used to be – and I presume there still are – books celebrating sex within marriage, but in the history of Christianity this is something of an anomaly. For much of this history, there was a suspicion of sex, even within...
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May 2025: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you” 
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Pope Francis and His Encyclicals
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Suffering with Purpose: How Jesus’ Redefined Sacrifice
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Rick Warren Urges Christians to Move from Information to Transformation
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May 2025: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you” 
May 2025: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you” 
May 4 - Easter 3   Acts 9:1-6, (7-20) Psalm 30 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 (UnitingWorld Sunday)  The Gospel talks of casting nets, breakfast on a beach and a promise to feed his lambs, tend his sheep and the repeated...
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