Even when I was growing up in church, there were some words used that I did not understand. I heard the words used a lot, but had no idea what they meant. Short words like ‘glory’ and then some bigger words. A word like sanctification. Now, with no disrespect meant to those who attended the […]
Read More Defining SanctificationThere are some parts of scripture that are not easy to read. What makes them so challenging to read is because they are so rich and heavy with detail. Such is the attention to detail that you cannot just read it as you would a piece of narrative. For example Exodus is exciting for the […]
Read More A Radiant RelationshipThis weekend a very dear friend of mine challenged me. There are a group of churches in a geographical region who are lacking in numbers. Meanwhile other churches have more numbers and could certainly do with giving some of their members the opportunity to serve elsewhere. My genius idea was to offer the opportunity to […]
Read More Are We Set Up To Be Fruitful?It’s an interesting time of year. Today I stood with others in a church service as the efforts of the servicemen who died in the major wars of the last century were remembered. I was informed by the leader of the service, that these people made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Yesterday I was […]
Read More For Our FreedomThis post acts as a complimentary piece to one I wrote earlier stating that You Have A Voice. One of the things I enjoy about the gathering I frequent is that because there is no ‘official’ leader our times together are marked by as many members contributing as possible. This is not the norm for […]
Read More You Have A Pair Of EarsNot long ago I had the pleasure of exploring the book of Acts with some good folks. It’s one thing to read something on your own, it’s a lot of fun to open things up for others to share. Now the clue is in the name of the book. Acts suggests it’s about things people […]
Read More You Have A VoiceA few years ago I wrote about Greater Is He with the Crabb Family music video of the same name. I love how music is a great source that helps remind me of spiritual truths. I need the reminding as well – something I wrote about in the older piece. On this occasion it was […]
Read More GreaterIt was a cold building. The joke was that it was warmer outside than it was inside. Only thing being, it wasn’t so funny for the older folks who had gathered and suffered from ailments such as arthritis. It was tough expecting them to accept such conditions. Still, the congregation gathered in the most suitable […]
Read More September Sojourn: Enjoying God TogetherThis weekend I had the pleasure of spending it in the company of some old and new friends. Among other things we were exploring spiritual gifts and their role in an individual’s response to God’s call on them. It was a thoroughly invigorating, stimulating and energising time with people of God. Being among such spiritual […]
Read More September Sojourn: Finding Your WayThere are thoughts that I have that irritate me. They do so, because they just refuse to leave me still. One of the questions that bug me, is reading the book of Acts, as you may recall I’ve been doing of late, the question keeps cropping up to me, what would life be like if […]
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