You are amazing. When I see you and realise what a difference you’ve made in my life, it is the reason why I have to say you are amazing. You give me a reason to live. You do this by example – showing me the life that you live and how I can live it […]
Read More Because Of YouUncharacteristic. Interesting word, that. Often heard when someone does something that you really would not expect them to do. Often used in the negative. What I love about the gospel of Jesus Christ and indeed the entire narrative of scripture with God is how He takes those you wouldn’t expect and makes them do the […]
Read More I Wasn’t Expecting That From …My friend and I enjoy talking about the Playmaker. The game goes well when things are organised and each part is playing as they should. Sometimes there are parts that are struggling, but the organiser – the Playmaker knows just how to motivate and support the part. Though different games are played, with different opponents […]
Read More Organised at the HeartThere’s a taste I get in my mouth sometimes. Especially when I wake up having had a nap or been asleep. It’s not a pleasant taste in the mouth. So I’ve really appreciated the freshness of my breath when I brush my teeth and gargle it with water. I would even recommend some decent mouthwashes […]
Read More Streams … for RefreshingRecently I reflected on what has informed my worldview. In my childhood I asked a lot of questions and usually those questions began with the word ‘why’. For whatever reason those I asked the questions to were somewhat uncomfortable and unsettled by those questions and looked to shuffle me off with a standard line suggesting […]
Read More Streams … For GrowthThis is certainly worth your while considering. The practical implications of this would be rather interesting to see. It’s a matter of if congregations would truly let the Spirit work through these elements when we gather together. What a fascinating journey that would be. (HT – The Seedbed YouTube channel) For His Name’s Sake Shalom […]
Read More Something About the Spirit in Congregational WorshipPeter believed that love was essential to knowing Jesus. It was the crowning quality essential in knowing Jesus. Like all the others, if you didn’t have this quality and increased in it then you would be unproductive and unfruitful in the only pursuit in life worth having. A good friend and I were considering the […]
Read More Add To Your Brotherly Love – LoveI could write a lot about self-control. I have certainly been considering it carefully in the last few days and even in preparation for this blog entry I had a whole lot to write about the matter. Things like a proposal that the enemy of self-control is self-indulgence. Things like how self-control isn’t about willpower […]
Read More Add To Your Knowledge – Self-ControlThey stand up to give a hearty applause. Here in Britain, we are approaching the end of the Autumn Conference season. By that I am referring to that time of year where the major political parties have their gatherings. There was first the Liberal Democrats, then last week there was Labour and this week it’s […]
Read More Heartily Applauding The LeaderAt the all you can eat buffet, my colleagues made a smart decision. They would just get a refill glass of drink. As it suggests, the one-off payment handed over power to the individual to get a soft drink and return for more whenever they liked. What made it a smart move was that they […]
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