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God and Gum Nuts: March 2012
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God and Gum Nuts. Ecology, Consumer Society and Faith from an Australian perspective. Thursday, March 22, 2012. The word 'table' is mentioned 22 times in the Gospels. There is the overturning of the tables at the. One of the most memorable passages about the 'table' comes in. This is one of my favourite passages in the bible. It says so much about humility and generosity. If everyone lived by this passage, I think the world would be a much better place. The poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind?
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God and Gum Nuts: Quotes on Creation
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God and Gum Nuts. Ecology, Consumer Society and Faith from an Australian perspective. Owning fewer things has resulted in things no longer owning us - Matthew Sleeth, Serve God, Save the Planet. The earth was designed to sustain every generation's needs, not to be plundered in an attempt to meet one generation's wants - Matthew Sleeth, Serve God, Save the Planet. For no part of Creation is left void of him: he has filled all things everywhere… - Athanasius. 340-97), De Nabuthe 3. If we learn to love the ...
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God and Gum Nuts: August 2012
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God and Gum Nuts. Ecology, Consumer Society and Faith from an Australian perspective. Friday, August 17, 2012. Matthew 25:31-46 - What we do for people matters (including those affected by climate change). We can't just ignore the plight of people who will be impacted by climate change and environmental degradation. Matthew 25:31-46 doesn't give us that option. You who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Well, no. But at the same time, we also don't get to pretend...
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God and Gum Nuts: October 2012
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God and Gum Nuts. Ecology, Consumer Society and Faith from an Australian perspective. Thursday, October 11, 2012. A prayer at a lake ECEN. A prayer at a lake ECEN. From the European Christian Environmental Network website). I watch you, black-throated diver,. Hearing your voice at the darkening lake. The message from millions of years ago. You were here long before me,. You diver black-throated,. A bird of silent waters. I hear a child playing. Just before it's time to sleep. You will be living here.
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God and Gum Nuts: Nature, Food and God
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God and Gum Nuts. Ecology, Consumer Society and Faith from an Australian perspective. Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Nature, Food and God. Once upon a time, in the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve wanted something to eat, they picked it off the nearest tree. Nowadays, we pick it off a supermarket shelf. There’s something wrong with this picture. Not everyone can grow their own vegetable garden. However, there are other options. Many communities have community gardens, where people can come and work...Farme...
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God and Gum Nuts: Moments of Beauty
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God and Gum Nuts. Ecology, Consumer Society and Faith from an Australian perspective. Thursday, November 15, 2012. Moments of beauty are like that. You are so caught up in something beautiful that you forget your own worries, your own fears and your own desires. All the thoughts that were fighting with each other inside your head simply disappear. You forget about ‘me’ for a while. You forget about everything. You simply enjoy the beauty. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Find us on Facebook. National ...
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God and Gum Nuts: Accepting Limitations
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God and Gum Nuts. Ecology, Consumer Society and Faith from an Australian perspective. Tuesday, November 6, 2012. While listening to a prison chaplain talk about his experiences the other day, the phrase 'life sentence' jumped out at me. The thought of someone who can never get what he wants (freedom), and needs to accept his situation will last for his entire life, seemed quite terrible to me. How would he find joy, peace and hope? Dye it. Got brown eyes and want blue? And we can pretend that the limitat...
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God and Gum Nuts: The importance of the Sabbath
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God and Gum Nuts. Ecology, Consumer Society and Faith from an Australian perspective. Sunday, November 11, 2012. The importance of the Sabbath. But there are good reasons why we should start taking this commandment seriously again. I'm not talking here from a religious perspective. Like do not murder and do not steal, it makes sense - whether you're a Jew, Christian, Sikh, Agnostic or Atheist. Keeping the Sabbath contributes to the wellbeing of ourselves, our communities and the earth. Well the point is ...
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God and Gum Nuts: April 2014
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God and Gum Nuts. Ecology, Consumer Society and Faith from an Australian perspective. Saturday, April 19, 2014. Easter - a celebration of life. Easter is ultimately a celebration of life. It is the day we remember Christ's resurrection from the dead. But it is also a day to remember that that resurrection gave new life to us all - and by all I don't mean a narrow group of Christians who have accepted Christ as their Lord and Saviour, but the whole of Creation. How can we worship a God who brings new life...
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