Is The Church Guilty of False Advertising?
Another challenging video from Caesar Kalinowski to consider carefully. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
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Brennan Manning – God Loves You As You Are, Not As You Should Be
This is a very powerful talk by someone I hardly know, but whose words have left an indelible mark on me. For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Brennan Manning – God Loves You As You Are, Not As You Should BeA Look at Luke 24 – Good Heart Burn
They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32 NIV) It’s good news. What Luke has been outlining for 24 chapters is good news. Good news that the Messiah promised in history has arrived. Good news that […]
Read More A Look at Luke 24 – Good Heart BurnA Look At Luke 15 – Reason to Celebrate
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable … (Luke 15:1-3) When there is good news it’s a great reason to celebrate. It’s sad when other people don’t […]
Read More A Look At Luke 15 – Reason to CelebrateA Look at Luke 2 – Blessings and Honour
Shepherds, Simeon, Anna and the teachers in the temple all had something in common. They got to celebrate greatness even in the early stages of the life of Jesus. All four episodes are fascinating in terms of the backstory we get for each encounter. Of all the people to be alerted to the birth of […]
Read More A Look at Luke 2 – Blessings and HonourRefugees and the Human Challenge
I like the videos of John Green. When I was wondering what to write about, I saw this video and was struck by just how little I know of the refugee issues. The last comment about dehumanising refugees struck a chord about what the point of the good news should be about. We have dehumanised […]
Read More Refugees and the Human ChallengeThere Is Healing …
It’s very easy to get discouraged. All my life I have been involved in some sort of Christian related activity or initiative. The Bible was an important of the household in which I was brought up. Later in life I took it a bit more seriously and read episodes of great healing of people with […]
Read More There Is Healing …Exodus Extracts 10 – Generational Impact
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may show these signs of mine among them, and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I have dealt harshly with the Egyptians […]
Read More Exodus Extracts 10 – Generational ImpactYour Burden Is Your Assignment
This 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 AssignmentFor Rapid Growth Just Add Oppression and Persecution
Roughly 15 years ago I was big into reading about church growth techniques. Sure, somebody could have told me to just read scriptures and then see how God does it in His own time and His own way and developing a science about it is like looking to bottle brilliance and sell it as a […]
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