He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. (Mark 16:15) There are a number of reasons why followers of Christ are nervous, reluctant and outright objectionable when it comes to spreading the gospel. I’m fairly familiar with most of those reasons and have only too gleefully jumped on […]
Read More Say What You See: Gospel SpreadingThe scenario in 2 Kings 7 is so intriguing. The city is under siege by the Arameans. They have successfully strangled the city. Nothing gets in, nothing gets out. Food supplies have got so desperate that people are resorting to inhumane extremes to stay alive. The situation is grim, all hope is ebbing away as […]
Read More When You Might As WellA group of us are making our way through the books of Kings. At present we’re looking at 2 Kings 3. I’m a big fan of prophets because of their tendency to be against the grain. What I find interesting is how Elisha is described: And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord […]
Read More Pouring Water On The HandsI grew up very attached to my home. The physical home and my family was something I grew very comfortable with, to the extent I never really wanted to be anywhere else for too long. I remember the occasions we as a family would attend an event spanning a few days. Though the journey to […]
Read More Motivated Mission Must Mean MovementOn the path .. how do you deal with opposition from within? There’s the cry to yield to temptation. To admit defeat to laziness. To confess the tendency to be apathetic. To concede a desire to avoid hardship. On the path .. how you cope with the opposition from without? Work pressures, home challenges, financial […]
Read More The Different Paths of RighteousnessRome wasn’t built in a day. Apparently neither was Solomon’s temple built for the Lord God of Israel. There are some real precious verses in scriptures. The fact that it took seven years to build the great monument says much. It says that the best things come to those who wait. This is hugely reassuring […]
Read More Considering A Work In ProgressMe and My Thing With Compromise A word that often comes up in conversations about marriage is the importance of compromise. I recall having a conversation a few years ago that involved my wife, my brother and his wife. We debated the use and purpose of the word ‘compromise’. When I say debate, it was […]
Read More When Is It Compromise?I wonder if the disciples knew what was about to happen. The description of the last few hours Jesus spends with disciples before His arrest as captured in John’s gospel account is fascinating. All the gospel accounts record incidents in which Jesus clearly informs His disciples that He will be killed and then return in […]
Read More Love To The ExtremeHe forgave and He was criticised. He healed and He was criticised. The blind received sight and He was criticised. The lame would walk and He was criticised. He fed thousands without apparent provisions and He was criticised. He spoke amazing words of peace and hope and He was criticised. He deftly avoided traps set […]
Read More Always CriticalI am a fussy eater. I really am. The question is not so much what don’t I eat, it’s what do I eat. I can be awkward like that. I love eating though. I am a big fan of it. One thing I’m fairly keen on, is having a good hearty meal. Eating, pushing the […]
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