This love is perfect – it’s a perfect love. Not driven by sentiment or requires soft music and appeals to the heart. It is not dependent on how you react or motivated to wait for another to act first. This love looks at the broken, disregarded and abused and extends companionship, healing and restoration. This […]
Read More Prayer for Change – That Kind of LoveI have given them your word and the world has hated them,for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am […]
Read More Prayer for Change – Set Up and Set ApartHello Mum. How are you? I’m doing alright. Authrine is doing really well. The girls are coming along great as well. The two older girls did something significant recently that really was a step towards them taking responsibility for their lives. It was incredible to see, Mum and in a way it made me think […]
Read More MumI believe in the God who sends. There is a story of a boy who was in hospital because of a back injury. He had a special visitor one evening. A famous person who used to manage the club the boy supported. This manager was revered as a hero especially by the boy, so to […]
Read More He Sends YouDelusion is a tragic condition of life. Self-delusion is even worse. It would be really pitiful if you thought you lived in a free country when in fact the idea of ‘freedom’ in operation was just as oppressive and enslaving but just did it in more subtle ways. It would be really pitiful if you […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Totally Christ Dependent ChurchThe change is going to happen. Change is inevitable and comes in a variety of ways. That’s why it’s good to be clear on what kind of change you look for and then see if it’s worth persisting in hope and patience for that change to take place. The follower of Jesus Christ has a […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Persevering ChurchLook out. That phrase is a warning of impending danger. It alerts people to what needs to be done to avoid potential harm or to take the necessary measures to combat the threat. Look out. This is also a call to not get so self-absorbed that we do not consider what is going on beyond […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Vigilant Church“Life isn’t like the stories,” I have been told, “It’s not about good guys and bad guys. It’s just about people with varying inclinations.” I love it when they say that. I nod in a way that understands where they’re coming from. Once they’re finished I reflect on what reality has taught me and wonder […]
Read More Even The Bad Guy Gets ItThe blame culture is nothing new. Some would suggest it’s as old as humanity itself. Nobody is perfect – that should not be an excuse, that should be an understanding allowing the capacity of grace to help us grow. From the beginning of the story, all that was required was for the individual to behave […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Responsible ChurchEverything is messed up and everything is mixed up. People want to know where they stand, but end up falling for the latest craze and trend that has the hype behind it. Where everything is messed up and everything is mixed up it is reassuring to come across something that won’t be susceptible to the […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Pure Church
