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“Touch not the Lord’s anointed?”

Posted on July 24, 2025 by davidgrose

Recently I was listening to a Youtube video when the woman who runs the channel was commenting on some of the negative comments she has received. One of them she quoted included the phrase “Touch not the Lord’s anointed,” because … Continue reading →

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Instant Spiritual Maturity?

Posted on November 26, 2024 by davidgrose

In my previous post I introduced the concept of Spiritual Colour-Blindness, a condition of those who find an inability to see “red flags” which should warn them that something is wrong. In fact, they are more likely to see it … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Colour-Blindness

Posted on November 16, 2024 by davidgrose

Apologies for not posting anything recently. I am not sure the phrase “spiritual colour-blind” has been used before, if not, then I coin it here. The subject of this post is in part because of my interactions with a certain … Continue reading →

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John Chapter 9: Cognitive Dissonance and Cancel Culture.

Posted on June 9, 2022 by davidgrose

The terms “cognitive dissonance” and “cancel culture” are modern ones, but that does not mean that there are not examples in Scripture. The first term refers to where people find it difficult to comprehend the evidence of their own eyes. … Continue reading →

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War Will Always Leave its Scars.

Posted on May 1, 2022 by davidgrose

As I am writing this there is war in Ukraine and much of the news broadcasts is devoted to this. How it will all end is unclear at this time. But no doubt it will end one day. The news … Continue reading →

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The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom.

Posted on February 27, 2022 by davidgrose

Today the word fear has negative connotations, however, when put in perspective it can be a positive thing. This is true when we hear the verse about the fear of the Lord being the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs Chapter 1 … Continue reading →

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God Has No Grandchildren.

Posted on April 26, 2021 by davidgrose

The above is a phrase that is often heard in Evangelical Christian circles. It is one of those sayings that you could forgiven for thinking that there was actually a verse of Scripture. But there is a section of the … Continue reading →

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A Question of Perspective 2

Posted on April 18, 2021 by davidgrose

A few weeks ago the River Spey burst its banks as a result of rain and snow melt. Its height fluctuated over several days by the time this was taken it was on the way down again, but it was … Continue reading →

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“The Angel of the Lord.”

Posted on February 14, 2021 by davidgrose

There are times when the high tops of the Cairngorms are obscured by clouds, but on occasions some other lower feature is highlighted by a break in the clouds as in the photograph above. Equally, there are times when God … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 and Christians.

Posted on May 17, 2020 by davidgrose

Until a few weeks ago the idea that a virus outbreak would close churches was unthinkable in this country, but now it has happened. True, many churches are now trying to meet online but there are many older churchgoers who … Continue reading →

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