There are some parts of scripture that are not easy to read. What makes them so challenging to read is because they are so rich and heavy with detail. Such is the attention to detail that you cannot just read it as you would a piece of narrative. For example Exodus is exciting for the […]
Read More A Radiant RelationshipThis week I’ve been rather taken with reading of the exploits of God’s people and especially his leaders through the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles. I got into these books well before getting acquainted to the gospels. Well before I began following Jesus, […]
Read More Reading Then Reading NowSince everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives. 2 Peter 3:11 For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More How Now Shall We Live?There is a mentality that exists in parts of the church. This mentality is best summed up be the song Hold The fort. Nothing wrong with the song as such, it’s just that some folks see the song as reinforcing a siege mentality. One that says we are surrounded round about by the various forces […]
Read More When Under SiegeWhen you read something enough, you almost get the impression that the book becomes a part of you. I get the impression that reading the gospel of John is a mystery case. The number of times people say they know this Jesus guy only for Him to say something or do something that leaves them […]
Read More John – Who Is Jesus?Often when confronted by religious experts, Jesus would be bemused by their lack of understanding of things contained in the very words they studied so much. Once He outlined how they searched the Scriptures for what made for eternal life to completely miss the point when eternal life walked among them, healing the sick and […]
Read More September Sojourn: Spiritual LiteracyRecently the brethren were studying 1 Corinthians 12 – 14 and we came across what is known as the Love Chapter (number 13). We spoke of the different types of love and remarked on the love of God, from God, for God that also helps us to love others. As you might be aware the […]
Read More Sometimes The Most Loving Thing Is The Stone Cold TruthThere were only three of us. We don’t really know each other that well, but have something in common in following Jesus Christ. We were looking at the section of 1 Corinthians covering chapters 12 to 14. Reading that together and exploring aspects of it – what it meant, what the consequences were in our […]
Read More Reminder To Grow Up – A Study ExperienceIn Christian circles you may come across people talking about the importance of reading the Bible. In my experience Bible knowledge has been a much admired ability. Being able to recite swathes of scripture has been a mark of super spirituality and people refer to being able to use scripture to defeat the enemy. Mention […]
Read More Delight in DeWordIt remains bizarre to me that followers of Jesus Christ at times segment their lives to suggest that there’s stuff that they do for God – the spiritual bit, the religious bit, the worship bit. Then there’s the bit that isn’t that which is referred to as the worldly bit, the secular bit and such […]
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