By Jonathan Allen, Friday 31st May 2019 at 2:21pm Francis Chan tells us that one of his favourite scenes in Scripture is the dedication of Solomon’s Temple in ” 2 Chronicles 7. He wishes he could have been there to see it! The priests could not enter the house of Adonai because the glory of…
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By Jonathan Allen, Wednesday 29th May 2019 at 2:38pm In parashat B’Midbar, the Levites are commanded to camp around the Tabernacle, rather like a layer of insulation, to stop the Israelites from just rushing into God’s presence without thinking or in the wrong state. Francis Chan picks up from there for people today: We live…
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By Jonathan Allen, Sunday 26th May 2019 at 2:51pm Moving on through the first chapter, “The Departure” of Francis Chan’s book, Letters to the Church, I found this section of his narrative chillingly familiar. I’m often sad when I speak to Christians across the United States because I don’t hear people speaking [about loving their…
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By Jonathan Allen, Thursday 23rd May 2019 at 3:59pm A friend recently recommended that I read Francis Chan’s latest book, Letters to the Church. Frankly, I was skeptical. But I did purchase a copy and, when it arrived, started skimming through the font matter. Then I reached the beginning of the first chapter, which he…
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