I had a fascinating weekend. I spent it with people who have shown incredible kindness and friendship to our family since moving to Derby. I also saw some other people who have in the past shown a great deal of love and care andd to me and my family. It reminded me of the power […]
Read More In Praise Of LoyaltyI am a Dr. Who fan. I enjoy watching the programme and enjoy talking about it. A significant part of the story is how the Doctor travels by his space/time machine called the TARDIS. It is supposed to blend in with its surroundings, but the Doctor’s one is stuck looking like a Police Box of […]
Read More Bigger Than We ThinkIt is not unusual to catch myself grumbling about something. Not that I love a good grumble, you understand. Most of the time I’m busy thinking about something, or smiling about something or laughing about something and some cases actually doing something! Yet there are those occasions in conversation, where after a while I discover […]
Read More What Were You Expecting?Thank God that in Jesus we see the Good Shepherd who cares for His sheep. This indeed is wonderful news. Yet is that a justification for some churches having their organisation centred on a Pastor considered as the one ‘in charge’ of affairs? I do mean that in the singulat sense as well, because in […]
Read More I Was Just Wondering: Pastor-centred ChurchAs ever in these cases, I blame Frank Viola. I was minding my own business, just reading the occasional blog here and there, when I came across this one from Frank recommending three books from some guy called DeVern Fromke. To put this in context, before Frank, I had never heard of T. Austin Sparks […]
Read More Another One Of Those ‘Oh I Get It Now’ Moments: Fatherhood in ChurchSo over the last entries I’ve been banging on about the Lord’s Supper and why it’s so important to me, and how I journeyed from a ritualistic observance with little input, to a heartfelt desire to enjoy and celebrate the experience. Recently I sat through a Meal and I was lost in thought as people […]
Read More More Than A MealWhether it was looking at the deal in the meal, or the blind beginnings, the journey has truly been one traversing from one state of knowing to another. That has included subtle hints of a need for change, awakening experiences and a present stance of the Lord’s Supper being as much about mission as anything […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 5 – Universal and IntimateIt’s been quite the personal journey into joy of the communion. It’s worth remembering where we’ve been. The prologue outlined the deal in the meal. The first part proper gave insight into my beginnings, whilst the second part gave the seeds to the change that was a coming. The third part showed the awakening that […]
Read More Journey into Joy in the Communion – Part 4 Mission and the Lord’s SupperThis is the third part of my journey in appreciating the Lord’s Supper. This journey is as much about my own journey in knowing Jesus Christ as it is about an important celebration among believers. The preamble showed the deal in the meal, where the first part gave some insight in my upbringing. The last […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 3 More To It Than ThatThis is another part of a brief look at my journey in appreciating The Lord’s Supper. The prologue looked at the The Deal in the Meal, where the first part gave an indication of my initial church upbringing and its effect on my view of the meal. In this first part my perspective of the […]
Read More Journey into Joy in Communion – Part 2 Seeds To The Turning
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