Be The Example

For the first 25 years of my life I was looking for the model. My Dad, my first church elder, my first mentor all were men I expected to be the role model. Where possible I saw how they lived and was keen to see how the living was done. To an extent I noticed […]

Acts Actually: 20 – A Man Driven By The Gospel

And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race […]

Writing A Book: That Takes A Team

Great news. As I entered my home this evening after an interesting day’s work a package was there waiting for me. Now I know I didn’t buy anything new, so I was genuinely wondering what it was. Barely containing the excitement and intrigue as to what it would be, I dashed away the coat and […]

Acts Actually: 19 – True Or False

When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear,and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. (Acts 19:17, 18) Paul’s time in Ephesus as recorded in Acts 19 […]

Acts Actually: 17 – Representing In A Strange Land

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there. (Acts 17:16, 17) There are different […]

The Air We Need

There is a one day First Aid course available for what is termed as Emergency First Aiders. I had the privilege of sitting in on such a course today. As I did, my admiration for those who know their stuff as far as health is concerned increased. To think about the various things to bear […]

Acts Actually: 15 – Breath Freely, No Pressure

God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a […]

Time To Repent

This following Jesus thing is quite the journey. What is very challenging about it is just how seismic the transformation is from who you are before following Him to who you are working towards being when you start following Him. I became very much aware of the culture I was in, the culture I was […]

Acts Actually: 14 – What Keeps You Going

They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. (Acts 14:21, 22) They preach the gospel, […]

Acts Actually: 13 – Adventures on the Mission

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We had to speak the word of God to you first.Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring […]