OK so the Exodus Extracts series is taking place on week days and that, but there was something that I was thinking about recently. It was quite the sight to catch the attention of that old shepherd. It’s a light but it’s more than a light. There’s something burning and yet … what on earth […]
Read More BurningThe posts I write on here have the ending “For His Name’s Sake”. That tagline is written because I endeavour to make sure what I write on here is for the sake of the name of God. To me it doesn’t have to be overly deep and serious for His Name’s Sake. Humour and God […]
Read More Is Church Like Business As Usual?Kingdom. Mission. Discipleship. Community. Family. These are very important. To succeed in these areas at all is not just about the personality. It’s not just about the individual. It’s not just about that person at the front. It’s about the interdependent connections. It’s about the husband and the wife together. It’s about the parents and […]
Read More It Will Take A TeamHow long would it take Jesus to outline a parable? From that parable he’d probably follow up with another parable. Either way there was enough potency in a parable to keep His followers intrigued. To the point that sometimes they would come back to Him and ask for an explanation of the parable. It’s one […]
Read More Crowds and Disciples: A Conversation PieceIt’s funny. I used to think I was a loner. Then I discovered I was a loner who needed to not be alone. Then I found myself in a situation where I was not alone but I felt a loner once more. Recently a few of my friends and I studied about relationship dynamics in […]
Read More Reflections of a LonerIt doesn’t happen overnight. The thought of it happening quickly or instantly is one that proves to be very alluring indeed. A man is sick, a prayer is made, the man is healed. Job done. Everyone happy, praise God. That’s not always how God operates. In fact quite often there are things he will say […]
Read More In It For The Long HaulThis blog entry is inspired by a statement made by someone for whom my admiration has sky-rocketed over the past decade. (You know who you are, Your Majesty.) That inspiration was relatively straightforward – your burden is your assignment. By which the meaning is that whatever bugs you and bothers you and pesters you and […]
Read More Your Burden Is Your AssignmentCertain words used to be mentioned frequently, then went slightly out of fashion, then got a reboot before falling into some disarray and then going through the cycle again. One of those words in my brief sojourn on the planet so far is the word repentance. To remind/inform you, my context of upbringing was in […]
Read More About RepentanceI am fussy on quite a number of things. More fussy than I admit at times. That has sometimes limited my experience. I appreciate all the more how difference and a variety of it can be beneficial. Take church for example. I grew up with a limited and limiting perspective on the Body of Christ. […]
Read More Thank God for … VarietyThere is a lot to do. No doubt about that. I can understand the almost unrelenting drive to keep on doing something as there is always something to do. You can see it, whether you’re alone or with a family. Just thinking about it is hard work. Financial, physical, intellectual, social, domestic, etc. The laundry, […]
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