The family were in the car and we were travelling up the motorway to visit a friend. My wife and I were glad that the children had taken the time to catch up on some sleep, as it meant we could catch up on some conversation. A friend of ours who had been a pivotal […]
Read More If A Brother Is Found In A Fault …A lot is said about being gifted. People who are gifted at certain pursuits are hailed in those activities and as they accomplish feat after feat, so they become all the more lauded for what they can do. That applies as much in the Christian world as it does elsewhere. The man can sing, the […]
Read More Creating Space For People To FillThis came about from a conversation. where a friend who had been raised in church had finally given his life to the Lord and was proclaiming the change in public full immersion. I has known of him for well over 10 years. He remained in church circles well into his 20’s, yet for all the […]
Read More Being Churched Does Not Mean You’ve Been DiscipledIt saddens me that church life and being a Christian can be perceived as being preoccupied with a weekly meeting. It saddens me because I think this preoccupation misses the point by a significant margin. I sit in such weekly gatherings with decent people who are well meaning folks, polite and friendly enough, but who […]
Read More More That What We Make OutIf God has made us in his image, we have returned him the favour. Voltaire The futility of idolatry is worshipping something far less than we give it credit for. Imagine your two year old daughter getting some crayons and doing their version of Mummy and Daddy, then showing it to you. The standard reaction […]
Read More Making Jesus In Our Own ImageThis is the third and final part of a small series looking at lessons I’ve learnt from being on both sides of the door-to-door experience. The first part looked at my responses to being the recipient of the service. The second part looked at what I was like when I did door-to-door work for Jesus […]
Read More Body Building and the Door to Door Experience – Part ThreeIn the last entry I introduced this brief series with some door to door experiences I’ve had recently. As I mentioned, those experiences reminded me of my own brief foray into door to door life. Back at the end of the 20th Century I had got meself heavily involved in church work on a voluntary […]
Read More Body Building and the Door to Door Experience – Part TwoOver the last three entries, I’ve been sharing lessons I learnt whilst on a walk. (Read part one, part two and part three by clicking the links.) As I mentioned in the last entry, this was certainly no ordinary walk for me. It’s worth mentioning what a fan I am of walking. Now by walking, […]
Read More Lessons From The Walk ExtraI think some people are called to be misfits. Reading about some of the characters in the Bible and their popularity with the status quo (or lack of), and their ability to bring grief to the authorities of the day, the role of a misfit seems somewhat inevitable. It is sad, however, when people feel […]
Read More When You Know You Don’t BelongThis is a beautiful song. I love it because it has Andrae Crouch who has been one of my favourites for years and years. It has Marvin Winans who I’ve also loved a long time. The main reason why I love it though, is because the sentiments in it are so profound for church life. […]
Read More CD Songs: Let The Church Say Amen – Andrae Crouch feat. Marvin Winans
Life With CD 