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Why Did Jesus Say He Came to Bring a Sword?
The uncomfortable truth behind one of Christ’s most misunderstood sayings.
54 mins ago • Paul Ian Clarke
Why Religious Experiences Are So Difficult to Talk About
The experience is often clear. The explanation is where things become complicated.
Jun 18 • Paul Ian Clarke
The Things We Overlook
What the strange story of Ehud taught me about where change really begins
Jun 17 • Paul Ian Clarke
Retirement Was Never the Goal
Why the Bible never imagined a life where we stop being useful
Jun 16 • Paul Ian Clarke
A Small Dream Just Became a Reality
The story behind the book, and a thank you to the community that helped create it
Jun 15 • Paul Ian Clarke
Every Spring, the World Preaches a Sermon
The changing seasons may reveal more about the Christian hope than we realise.
Jun 15 • Paul Ian Clarke
The Prophet Was Blind and the Donkey Could See
An uncomfortable lesson about certainty, faith, and seeing clearly
Jun 14 • Paul Ian Clarke
The God on the Mountain and the God at the Table
Why the same God can feel both distant and deeply near
Jun 13 • Paul Ian Clarke
The Forgotten Woman in Jesus' Family Tree
What Rahab's story reveals about grace, belonging, and the people God refuses to overlook
Jun 12 • Paul Ian Clarke
What Are We Really Trying to Escape?
What Noah, Lot, and the ancient world reveal about humanity's search for escape.
Jun 11 • Paul Ian Clarke
The Loneliness We Didn't See Coming
As shared rituals disappeared, many of us lost more than we realised.
Jun 10 • Paul Ian Clarke
Learning to Shake Off the Dust
An ancient instruction from Jesus and a modern lesson about letting go.
Jun 9 • Paul Ian Clarke
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