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Voice to Parliament: How the Question Arrived (& Why Disagreement is Essential but not the End)

February 14, 2023 Jim Crosweller

Don’t believe it when people tell you democracy is not working.

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July 2024
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May 2024
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August 2023
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June 2023
- 30 June 2023 Some Heroes of the Faith (who never felt heroic at all) 30 June 2023
April 2023
- 14 Apr 2023 Voice to Parliament and Q&A 14 Apr 2023
February 2023
- 23 Feb 2023 Being the Weird Ones 23 Feb 2023
- 14 Feb 2023 Voice to Parliament: How the Question Arrived (& Why Disagreement is Essential but not the End) 14 Feb 2023
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November 2022
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September 2022
- 19 Sept 2022 A Prayer for the Day 19 Sept 2022
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July 2022
- 20 July 2022 The Misery of St Warren - Chapters 9 & 10 20 July 2022
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June 2022
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May 2022
- 3 May 2022 The Misery of St. Warren - Chapter 1 3 May 2022
October 2021
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August 2021
- 10 Aug 2021 Alice in Ministry-Land: The Sermon is Necessary but Not Sufficient 10 Aug 2021
July 2021
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- 5 July 2021 Enjoying Lament II 5 July 2021
June 2021
- 28 June 2021 Enjoying Lament I 28 June 2021
- 6 June 2021 Zeke Gets Dunked in Jesus' Liquid Goodness 6 June 2021
April 2021
- 17 Apr 2021 Voice to Parliament: Practical Reconciliation Action 17 Apr 2021
February 2021
- 10 Feb 2021 Our AGM 10 Feb 2021
December 2020
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November 2020
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August 2020
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June 2020
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May 2020
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April 2020
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January 2020
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November 2019
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October 2019
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September 2019
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August 2019
- 30 Aug 2019 Life Lessons from a Still-born Son 30 Aug 2019
July 2019
- 31 July 2019 The Christless Church #1 - The Longing for Home 31 July 2019
September 2018
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January 2018
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October 2017
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- 11 Oct 2017 Jason's Adventures in Listening-Land 11 Oct 2017
September 2017
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- 26 Sept 2017 Harare Street Corner Snapshot: Union & 5th 26 Sept 2017
November 2016
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October 2016
- 11 Oct 2016 'This is This': Church, Evangelism (& Why they are not the same thing) 11 Oct 2016
- 2 Oct 2016 Preaching in Africa (Long Roads and Biblical Bees) 2 Oct 2016
- 2 Oct 2016 Preaching in Africa (How to Win a Preaching War) 2 Oct 2016
September 2016
- 26 Sept 2016 Preaching in Africa (...Should Things Fall Apart) 26 Sept 2016
- 26 Sept 2016 Preaching in Africa (A Blog in Search of a Sub-Title) 26 Sept 2016
July 2016
- 26 July 2016 The Gospel Works (Even When a Nation Doesn't) 26 July 2016
- 4 July 2016 A Personal Faith 4 July 2016
April 2016
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- 21 Apr 2016 Why Christians Judge 21 Apr 2016
- 19 Apr 2016 "Do Not Judge": Reducing Jesus to a Soundbite 19 Apr 2016
- 5 Apr 2016 Be Thou My Vision #2: Where To Have You Dragged Me Now, Jesus? 5 Apr 2016
March 2016
- 22 Mar 2016 Be Thou My Vision #1: Where to Now, Jesus? 22 Mar 2016
February 2016
- 27 Feb 2016 Christianity in Africa is like....#5 27 Feb 2016
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December 2015
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