I think it was Frank Viola that turned me onto the works of T. Austin-Sparks (TAS). For those who don’t know Viola is follower of Jesus (always a good start) who is passionate about believers recognising and embracing the Eternal Purpose of God in Christ Jesus (good part as well, he’s alright so far is […]
Read More Do You Realise What You’ve Just Done?I saw this today and I had a chuckle … then after the chuckle I thought about it a bit more … One thing that puzzled me all the way through me life in church was the attraction to special outfits and garbs. In the specific church in which I grew up that was particularly […]
Read More The Lord Is With You … But Not That LordIn my opinion it is by no means his best song and that it was so popular is still something of a mystery to me. For all that I don’t begrudge the fact that Stevie Wonder’s biggest single was called ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’. The lyrics are interesting in as much […]
Read More Being In LoveSometimes I wonder … I wonder if I understand who Jesus is and what He meant by what He said. I wonder if my knowledge of the gospel is the truest sense of knowledge, by which I mean beyond intellect and wordplay and something evidenced in my approach to life. I wonder if sometimes the […]
Read More Sometimes I Wonder …It is really intriguing how we can let things eat away at us. The fret, the worry, the anxiety, the not knowing, the needing to know, the possibilities, the what if’s, the if only’s. We can become slaves to these and a great deal of time and energy is wasted on things that resolve nothing. […]
Read More Wisdom To Know The DifferenceI have the privilege of working for an Academy that helps young people access employment through the wonderful avenue of apprenticeships. The company for which I work seeks to provide opportunities for young people and to show the way we event employ apprentices. A job opportunity has come up to do an apprenticeship in admin […]
Read More Learning From Jephthah: Counting The CostThis might come as a major shock and surprise to some who know me as one who endeavours to follow Jesus, but follow me on this. I really do think Jesus was onto something. I know. It’s a shocker. You probably weren’t expecting that. It might have come like a bolt from the blue. There […]
Read More Children Still Live The DreamAfter the meal was taken another two songs were sung and for a moment there was very real possibility that genuine celebration and excitement might burst forth from those in attendance. Obviously that didn’t happen because this was a church built on safe tradition. Laughter at the funnies – yes. Spontaneous applause and shouts and […]
Read More Something That Would SatisfyA brief part of the autobiography reveals the following. From 1996-1999 I attended Essex University and after that I lived in London for six months. In a move that would startle and surprise some (like my Mum and Dad) whilst having everything seemingly go my way, I packed up everything and moved to the middle […]
Read More Learning From Your Mistakes – Ten Years OnDavid Hayward aka The Naked Pastor is a rather thought provoking blogger. I find his blogs captivating for the thoughts they provoke and the journey to Jesus in which they lead me. Fellowship and enjoying each other’s company and contributions is not about conformity and agreement, but it is about that spirit of grace that […]
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