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Ask the pastor: Why are believers afraid of dying?

Posted on March 27. Archived.

The first in a new series where HBC senior pastor Mark Elder answers questions from... well, anyone really. This week: new research suggests believers with a terminal illness are more reluctant to die than atheists. So Mark, why are Christians reluctant to meet their maker? » more

Sharks and facing fears

Posted by Fiona Veitch Smith on March 27. Archived.

It was five in the morning and I was waiting outside my holiday house in Cape Town for a taxi. I hadn't slept much the night before, or indeed the night before that. When I did manage to nod off, I was haunted by dreams of giant sharks tearing my limbs off and I would wake up, gasping for breath, believing I was drowning in a sea of blood... » more

The audacity of hope

Posted by Mark Elder on March 10. Archived.

It's not just the title of Barak Obama’s book outlining his ideas and his political philosophy, but it describes his "Yes we can" mentality, which was pivotal in his incredible and inspirational rise to the White House. Hope is used in the public arena to imagine a future that is better than the present and is much in vogue at the moment... » more

Biblical basis of creation care

Posted by Andy Carlisle on March 10. Archived.

Following on from David Golding's preach on Creation Care on Sunday morning, here's an article from Arocha about the reasons we should care for creation...

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