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		<title>Easter challenges and inspires us all</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his Easter message, the President of the NSW Council of Churches, Dr Ross Clifford, observed that in the death and resurrection of Jesus, we find a model of loving our neighbour, servanthood and forgiveness that empowers our personal lives and community. Dr Clifford also said the resurrection of Jesus shows that God is concerned [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodbenson.com&#038;blog=6661900&#038;post=2204&#038;subd=rodbenson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The meaning of Easter today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new President of the NSW Council of Churches, Dr Ross Clifford, has called on all Australians to reconsider the relevance and truth of the Easter story as the new atheist movement continues its destructive attacks on faith but fails to commend a life-affirming alternative. “With the new atheist movement mounting a sustained and aggressive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodbenson.com&#038;blog=6661900&#038;post=2202&#038;subd=rodbenson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Easter poem by Steve Turner</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why shops often feature nativity scenes in the lead-up to Christmas, but not crucifixion scenes at Easter?  Poet Steve Turner has thought about this, and here’s what he had to say: Christmas is really for the children. Especially for children who like animals, stables, stars and babies wrapped in swaddling clothes. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodbenson.com&#038;blog=6661900&#038;post=2200&#038;subd=rodbenson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why was the death of Jesus unique?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rod Benson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sermon preached by Rod Benson, Good Friday, 28 March 1997 Alexander the Great once found his philosopher friend Diogenes standing in a field, looking intently at a large pile of bones.  Asked what he was doing, the old man turned to Alexander and replied, “I am searching for the bones of your father Philip, but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodbenson.com&#038;blog=6661900&#038;post=2178&#038;subd=rodbenson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The cross is not enough</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ross Clifford, the new President of the NSW Council of Churches, and known to many 2CH listeners as a long-time Sunday night talkback host, has a new book out, co-authored with Philip Johnson, with an intriguing title: The Cross is Not Enough. The book explores how the resurrection of Jesus Christ, rather than his death [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodbenson.com&#038;blog=6661900&#038;post=2026&#038;subd=rodbenson&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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