Paul encourages the church in Corinth something rather interesting. In 1 Corinthians 15:51 Paul says that not everyone will sleep but they shall all be changed. Of course that promise doesn’t mean much until we appreciate what we’re being changed from and we’re being changed to. The contrasts given are stunning – death to imperishable […]
Read More We Will All Be ChangedIt’s worth saying again that in as much as you think you’ve counted the cost there are always emerging factors that muddies the waters. Committing to follow Jesus Christ can appear a wonderful and beautiful thing at first. He has rescued us from sin and by His Spirit He lives within. We have newfound joy. […]
Read More Recounting the CostPeople didn’t always understand Jesus. It didn’t always bother him that they didn’t. In fact He knew a lot of the time they wouldn’t understand Him. But they did connect with Him. There was something about what He said that caused them to react in one way or another. It wasn’t just the signs He […]
Read More Making ConnectionsYou may not think it at the time, but having an inferiority is one of the most defiant and stubborn positions you can take. The most tragic thing about the inferiority position is that it is based on false information. What doesn’t help is when people bring in the term humility to suggest that this […]
Read More Another Word on InferiorityHumbly walking before God leaves no room for pride. I don’t presume to put my name in a blog entry because usually it’s not necessary. Indeed at the end of the day it’s not even about what I think about pride, it’s about what God thinks about it. Yet I felt it was good to […]
Read More Dryden On PrideIt’s interesting. People love the concept of freedom, but don’t like the thought of surrender. People would welcome peace and justice, but wouldn’t necessarily be as warm towards submission. Yet Jesus who brought freedom and showed the way of peace is the chief example of someone who submitted and displayed a willingness to surrender that […]
Read More Complete SurrenderYou ever hear some statements that make you sit up and pay attention? One of those statements goes as follows: you can take the boy out of the town, but you can’t get the town out of the boy. That’s a brilliant sentiment. It speaks of how deeply embedded familiar values are in the ‘boy’ […]
Read More You Can Take The Son Out Of The Kingdom …It bothers me. I reckon some of the things that bother me are the spring board to do something about it. Almost like a godly pest that won’t budge until I budge to address the matter. Not that I will make all the difference, or by my efforts things will change. More about working with […]
Read More Making WavesSometimes I am having a meal. I look around the table. My wife is there and the three daughters we have are there. We are having a great time. It’s how family should be. In as much as the company is great, I sometimes wonder, what about the others. Sometimes the brethren at church will […]
Read More What About The OthersSomeone must have thought it would be a good idea for me to take a stroll along memory lane, recently. First there was the issue about remembering where I was ten years ago and the impact of a great expression of brotherly love. I recently had the great pleasure of seeing a former work colleague […]
Read More Another Difference After All These Years
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