If you want the change, you’ll have to prepare to be different. That is not an easy way to follow especially where the difference will matter. There is a novelty value in being different for the sake of being different. People detect the difference but won’t take it on seriously beyond that novelty value, unless […]
Read More Prayer for Change -The Heart to be DifferentYou ever been in a setting where there are the popular types and the really engaging and fascinating types as well as the boring types? Those in the boring types tend to keep themselves to themselves because they have acknowledged their status as boring and having acknowledged it, they dare not aspire to anything beyond […]
Read More Amazing Invitation to ConversationDelusion is a tragic condition of life. Self-delusion is even worse. It would be really pitiful if you thought you lived in a free country when in fact the idea of ‘freedom’ in operation was just as oppressive and enslaving but just did it in more subtle ways. It would be really pitiful if you […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Totally Christ Dependent ChurchThere are a number of things I’ve been accused of. Some of them are misunderstandings, some of them are blatant uninformed, some are clearly the utterances of bitter people with issues of their own. There are some, however, that are spot on. One of the things I’ve been accused of, that I have to endeavour […]
Read More Breaking Delusion: I Need YouThe change is going to happen. Change is inevitable and comes in a variety of ways. That’s why it’s good to be clear on what kind of change you look for and then see if it’s worth persisting in hope and patience for that change to take place. The follower of Jesus Christ has a […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Persevering ChurchThere is something endearing and appealing about opportunists. While everyone has only just glimpsed to see if there was an opportunity, they have seen it a long time and have nabbed it, utilised it and are not thriving from it. They are clinical and efficient in maximising that opportunity whilst others who catch on too […]
Read More Admiring the OpportunistLook out. That phrase is a warning of impending danger. It alerts people to what needs to be done to avoid potential harm or to take the necessary measures to combat the threat. Look out. This is also a call to not get so self-absorbed that we do not consider what is going on beyond […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Vigilant Church“Life isn’t like the stories,” I have been told, “It’s not about good guys and bad guys. It’s just about people with varying inclinations.” I love it when they say that. I nod in a way that understands where they’re coming from. Once they’re finished I reflect on what reality has taught me and wonder […]
Read More Even The Bad Guy Gets ItThe blame culture is nothing new. Some would suggest it’s as old as humanity itself. Nobody is perfect – that should not be an excuse, that should be an understanding allowing the capacity of grace to help us grow. From the beginning of the story, all that was required was for the individual to behave […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Responsible ChurchIt would be great if everyone could make it. It would be so great. Efforts are made to ensure that as many people can make it as possible. Yet for all those efforts, there is still the understanding that someone will miss out. Knowing that, it should be the encouragement to everyone to do what […]
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