Perseverance. That word has been bothering me for the last week or so. It’s been bothering me, because I’ve come across it quite a number of times in studying scripture. The latest scripture was in 2 Peter 1:6, but to put in context here it is in verses 5-8. For this very reason, make every […]
Read More What Keeps Me Going – Hope In JesusI love reading what Kathleen has to say over at Church in a Circle. Learning to enjoy the diversity in the Body of Christ continues to be something I get stimulated by. As I’ve mentioned in highly recommending her blog, Kathleen produces articles that are not just for tickling the intellectual taste-buds, but actually lead […]
Read More Take For Example …In Christian circles you may come across people talking about the importance of reading the Bible. In my experience Bible knowledge has been a much admired ability. Being able to recite swathes of scripture has been a mark of super spirituality and people refer to being able to use scripture to defeat the enemy. Mention […]
Read More Delight in DeWordThe vast majority of the time I enjoy writing these blog entries. As it is a voluntary activity it is something I do as a labour of love. There are times, however, when even the labour isn’t that onerous because of the delight I take in writing. The last entry looking at observations on the […]
Read More Building RelationshipsChain Blog Prelude This is part of a Chain Blog series initiated by Alan Knox over at The Assembling of the Church. For more information about what a chain blog is click here and what this series is about then click here. I have the honour of following Jim Puntney who wrote on The Treasure […]
Read More So The World May Know – Observations on the Road to UnityConsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,who gives generously to all without finding fault, and […]
Read More Life Is A Test Of Your FaithA hymn I love is called He Lifted Me. I love it, because it gets things right. I hear some people talk about lifting up Jesus. I always thought it a bit odd to lift up one who is already the Most High. This song reminds me that it was actually Jesus doing the lifting. […]
Read More He Lifted MeFunny how things work out. Back in the early years of my walk in the Christian pathway, any interest in doing actual good works of service to people in community was minimal. By minimal, I’m probably being very kind to myself. Love was a nice concept in theory, but didn’t need to interfere with the […]
Read More Just Give Him A Cup Of SoupI asked this question on Twitter recently. Would you change your behaviour if you were shown, beyond any doubt, that it was ineffective, a waste of time and dangerous? That might seem like a fairly straightforward question to answer, until you compare it to experiences both observed and endured. I will talk about myself and […]
Read More Defeating The Power Of Negative ConditioningSo in the last entry, I had a little nudge at reconsidering the altar call. I thought that would be it for the time being in terms of reconsidering certain staple parts of the Christian lifestyle. So much for that thought. I heartily recommend having a read over at Eric’s Progress looking at The Sermon. […]
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