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		<title>If God exists and he is a loving God why is there so much pain	and suffering in the world?- guest post by Katie Finch</title>
		<link>http://matthewhenderson.org/2010/03/09/if-god-exists-and-he-is-a-loving-god-why-is-there-so-much-painand-suffering-in-the-world-guest-post-by-katie-finch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katie Finch has kindly agreed that some work she did for her evangelism group can be shared here on my blog. There are a few of these essays that deal really comprehensively with real questions that those unsure about Christianity tend to ask and I’ll be posting them over the next few weeks.
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		<title>Building for the Gospel- the fund-raising begins!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letter to GerrardStreet:
It is with remarkable ease that we have received planning permission for our “Building for the Gospel” development. As a listed building and with many neighbours, there was a good possibility that objections would be raised. But with one or two very minor alterations, the proposed design has been accepted. We need to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewhenderson.org&blog=7319622&post=159&subd=matthewhenderson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m an environmentalist- Part 2</title>
		<link>http://matthewhenderson.org/2010/02/16/why-im-an-environmentalist-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first part of this post, I gave a broad definition of an environmentalist as “someone who cares deeply about the environment, and is prepared to do all he or she can to protect and enhance it”. Interestingly, since writing that, I have come across a number of articles discussing the difference between the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewhenderson.org&blog=7319622&post=152&subd=matthewhenderson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some thoughts on prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago at a Gerrard Street elders’ meeting we planned to consider the prayer life of our church. As we began to discuss this, something quite remarkable happened. The discussion moved away from the prayer life of Gerrard Street and turned to the prayer life of our group. As the leaders, we saw [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewhenderson.org&blog=7319622&post=143&subd=matthewhenderson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I&#8217;m an environmentalist- Part 1</title>
		<link>http://matthewhenderson.org/2010/02/02/why-im-an-environmentalist-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can remember when the Green Party was considered by pretty much everyone to be a bunch of wackos. Not any more. In fact, everyone, politicians, church leaders, celebrities are all desperate to show their green credentials.
What are we to make of all this? What is the biblical and Christian attitude to the environment?
Firstly, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewhenderson.org&blog=7319622&post=122&subd=matthewhenderson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Christmas Parable</title>
		<link>http://matthewhenderson.org/2009/12/18/a-christmas-parable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isaiah 9:6- His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
One Christmas time, there was a man. He lived in a pit. He had always lived in a pit and knew nothing other than the pit. The pit was made of clay that would sink if he stood still. He [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewhenderson.org&blog=7319622&post=113&subd=matthewhenderson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nine reasons why I use the ESV for my preaching and personal devotions</title>
		<link>http://matthewhenderson.org/2009/12/18/nine-reasons-why-i-use-the-esv-for-my-preaching-and-personal-devotions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Over the last few years, I have come to really love the English Standard Version (ESV). In my journey of &#8220;preaching Bible&#8221;, I have moved from the NIV to the NASB and have now settled on the ESV. In my journey of &#8220;devotional Bible&#8221;, I have moved from NIV to NASB to NLT to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewhenderson.org&blog=7319622&post=82&subd=matthewhenderson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bah Humbug! Should Christians celebrate Christmas?</title>
		<link>http://matthewhenderson.org/2009/12/11/bah-humbug-should-christians-celebrate-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then, I encounter people who think Christians shouldn&#8217;t celebrate Christmas. They make some good points about materialism and syncretism, but on balance I remain convinced that in God&#8217;s providence, we are where we are and we should seek to celebrate Christmas in a godly and Jesus-centred way. What does that look like? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewhenderson.org&blog=7319622&post=76&subd=matthewhenderson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Video of An Evening of Eschatology&#8221; :: Desiring God</title>
		<link>http://matthewhenderson.org/2009/11/16/video-of-an-evening-of-eschatology-desiring-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this discussion of the millennial question really helpful, both because of the passion with which they express their different viewpoints and the unity that they clearly have in the gospel. Put aside a couple of hours and watch it.
The discussion is chaired by John Piper whose does a good job although his premillennial [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewhenderson.org&blog=7319622&post=64&subd=matthewhenderson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review of 2008-2009 at Gerrard Street (Contact letter)</title>
		<link>http://matthewhenderson.org/2009/07/07/review-of-2008-2009-at-gerrard-street-contact-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear friends,
As we enter the summer period and church activities quieten down somewhat, its a great time to look back on the months that have been and ahead to the months that are to come. In many ways it&#8217;s been a challenging year in leadership terms, but much of that is due to the “pains [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewhenderson.org&blog=7319622&post=58&subd=matthewhenderson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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