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Mary Ann Steffy is a Christian counsellor and teacher, with 26 years experience in helping people who have been sexually abused in Ireland and is a survivor of sexual abuse herself. She is a founding member and current Chairperson of the Irish Association of Christian Counsellors. Speaking at the Living Faith Conference 2013 she warned of ways that Christians can do…
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Has the Church reached the point of no return? Rubicon is a stream in north eastern Italy that marked the ancient boundary between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul. Julius Caesar led his army across it into Italy in 49 BC and so committing himself to war. Together with 3Rock Youth, Holy Trinity Church Rathmines hosts an annual discussion on the interaction between…
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How do you pray? On May 31 VOX magazine launched a survey on Prayer Attitudes and Practices across Ireland. As the message went out through social media, by email and through many partners and friends we were overwhelmed by the response. In just two weeks, 371 people took part representing a wide variety of churches and from a wide range…
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Patrick Mitchell from the Irish Bible Institute is a passionate advocate for women in ministry within the church. In his latest blog post here (key sections quoted below) he refers to a recent post by Vinoth Ramanchandra and adds his own observations on the issue: Vinoth Ramachandra fires from the hip. Here is a passionate post articulating for full equality…
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According to the 2011 Census Figures, 4,188 people in Ireland describe themselves as "evangelical" (a drop of 20% from the previous census in 2006). Unsurprisingly, there has been a significant increase in the number of people who describe themselves simply as "Christian"....
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Attached is a pdf summarising the 2011 census information on religion. There are increases ond decreases - anyone any views or comments on this?
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PJ Booth is a Pastor who is also a counsellor with lots of experience id dealing with individuals and families facing the horror of redundancy, no work and little income. He spoke recently at the Living and Faith Conference on this very topic. His talk is attached to this article as an MP3 - it is definitely worth a listen…
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Linked to this article you will find the first of two lectures given by Dr Craig Blomberg at the Living Faith Conference in January. This was an excellent overview from the scriptures covering God's attitudes to material posessions, wealth and money. What is fantastic about this talk is that it is not guilt tripping and really leaves one with a comprehensive…
At the Living Faith Conference 2012, Dr Craig Blomberg addressed the question of a Biblical perspective on money and possessions. Here are some key quotes from him about giving: How much is generous? How much should we give away? One tradition is give a tithe 10%. Did you know that a tithe (10%) is never a standard in either Old or…
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If unity is the basis for Christian witness the on-the-ground reality is disturbing. According to the latest statistics from Todd Johnson, David Barrett and Peter Crossing at the “Center for Study of Global Christianity” in Massachusetts, USA, fragmentation within the Christian community has accelerated over the last 12 years. By this all men will know that you are my disciples,…
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