There are some who wholeheartedly believe in the principle of tithing. The denomination to which I belong suppports the concept and uses it as one of the practices that informs church life. My own position on tithing based on that small matter of reading scripture and noting what the whole counsel says leads me to […]
Read More Tithing HolinessNo not here. Over at Frank’s place. Frank Viola that is, who has done an interview with Scot McKnight. What I liked in particular was the insistence that the gospel was not about personal salvation but about a Person, or as he put it, The good news, then, is that Jesus is King/Messiah and Lord […]
Read More Quality Read Alert – What Is The Gospel? – Quality Read AlertThere I was minding my own business when I came across this article on the welfare system across the pond. I would not class myself as an anarchist, I would not even say I sign up to the ethos of what Jesus Radical is all about. The reason I read it is because of entries […]
Read More Mutuality and Personal ResponsibilityThere are some things that matter, and there are other things that don’t. Some are more obvious than others. For example take a pastime like football. Some have claimed that it is just a bunch of men running after an inflated pig’s bladder to kick it in between three white sticks along a white line. […]
Read More Taking The Wrong Things SeriouslyTrue story. For all the fuss I make about John P. Kee, it was the first time I had ever heard this song in this year despite the fact that the song is probably not far from being 20 years old! This highlights how the brother is not about just catchy tunes that you jump […]
Read More DMCD Songs: Wash Me (Reprise) – John P. KeeOne of the reasons for the concept of rest is that we can be insatiably restless people. Some exhibit that more obviously with a pressing desire to be doing something and never able to stay still. Fidgeting comes naturally to them and they are never more alive than when they are busy, busy, busy. The […]
Read More Rest For The Restless(HT: ASBO Jesus) For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More HonoursThere is this wonderful concept in the world of work of the personal appraisal. Some might know it as a performance review, others may know it as that thing their boss should have done but didn’t get round to doing while they’ve been working for the company for five years. It is a wonderful concept. […]
Read More Appraising The Situation(HT: Naked Pastor) For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More Of Course I’m FreeLast month I read this list of the countries defined as the top persecutors of Christians in the world. As you may know I’m all about the prayer and so I ask of you to have a look at the list and use it as a focus for prayer today. Thanks. (HT: Cranmer) For His […]
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