It’s interesting reading of the troubles of folks in scripture. Take Joseph. If you’re in the middle of those challenges. In the pit. In the prison. The troubles were not taken away. They appeared to be indicators. It’s a word of comfort for those in the struggle. Troubles and the struggle might be an indicator. […]
Read More When Troubles Are An IndicationFool. I remember first coming across that term when the character in The A-Team called B. A. Baracus used it usually to Murdock. It hardly sounded like a positive term of reference. (Neither did being called a ‘sucka’, which is knowledge I retained for use at school which met with mixed reactions. Some laughed at […]
Read More When God Calls Someone A FoolI remember coming across someone who said that 80% of church work is being done by 20% of the gathered. If my physical body only had 20% of itself functioning, I would be classed as sick. In fact at that amount it would be no surprise if I were on a life support machine. Something […]
Read More Sick BodyLament. Talk about laments over in Ezekiel 19 got me really thinking about how perhaps God takes us to and through seasons of misery to truly feel the sorrow of broken creation and the yearning for the release of the sons of God to redeem it. Maybe sometimes we are too quick to jump to […]
Read More Maybe: A Word On The LamentMy brother is a father of two. He’s a great Dad. He doesn’t believe it himself, but that’s typically him. I was told I was a decent Dad by someone (no, not my Mum), but I wasn’t completely convinced, but that’s typically me. What both my brother and I would agree was we have a […]
Read More Pleasing To The FatherBeing exposed repeatedly to music can reside in the system for years after the first encounter. The music of Keith Green has been in my system for around 20 years. I would not be so presumptuous to say I am an expert on all his material, but his music is still heavily influential to this […]
Read More When There’s LoveWhether by choice or through circumstance there is something about faith that goes beyond the seen reality. Faith took Noah beyond what was seen in the day to deliver his family from the impending doom to a world cleansed anew. Faith took Abram beyond his familiar dwellings to a promise he never realised but pursued […]
Read More Going BeyondJust looking at Jesus Christ and there’s so much to consider. So much wisdom – negotiating the traps and pitfalls put in His way from the start of His ministry to His ascension. So much grace – to embrace those who blatantly reject Him So much … For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. […]
Read More So Much …It’s not that difficult, really. You hear enough people saying it, you see someone preach up a storm about it, someone even sings a song with the concept in it and it must be true. You don’t really have the time to check it out for yourself. Over time it sinks in enough for you […]
Read More Assuming The BibleThere is a time and place. Having wandered around for so long and as people get tired and worn, it’s good to know there is a place where settling can take place. Roots can be established, norms can become entrenched, a stable inoffensive and unspectacular routine can be developed. Over time the settling mentality slowly […]
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