Here’s a tricky thing about following Jesus. It can be an intensely personal and individual journey. To a large degree you’re responsible for your own development and commitment to Christ. When we are judged we won’t be able to blame church leaders and all that kinda jazz. We will be judged on individual grounds. Yet […]
Read More Be Careful Lest They FallMy dear brothers and sisters who happen to live on the other side of the pond will be celebrating their Independence Day. Of course Will Smith won’t be defeating aliens to give the President a chance t talk about those values that makes America so great, but I can imagine a fair few proud Americans […]
Read More Talking Point: Pledging Allegiance – The Disciple of Christ and PatriotismLast week a scandal rocked the banking industry in England as it was discovered that certain traders in a particular bank were carrying on with illegal behaviour to gain a profit. The implications of the scandal has lead to officials high up in the organisation resigning from their positions. To get a little more of […]
Read More Addressing The Issue – Getting To The Roots – Culture ChangeImagine having everything you ever wanted. Like me you might have a wish-list that’s useful for when people want to get you a birthday present. Multiply all those kind of wishes and just envisage getting it all. Now ask yourself this question. Am I now satisfied? Chances are, if you take the challenge seriously and […]
Read More Keeping It SimpleMy wife and I were watching the Abraham movie this morning – yeah all three hours of it. It’s the one with Richard Harris and Barbara Hershey if that helps anyone looking for it. Anyway as I watched it, I noted Abram’s sense of not being satisfied with the gods around him and the status […]
Read More The Blessing of an Unsettled SpiritFollowing what what was written recently concerning the nature of the New Covenant, this seemed appropriate just as something to consider. For His Name’s Sake Shalom dmcd
Read More DMCD Songs: Jeremiah 31:31-34Studying the Bible is a wonderful thing. I read a lot. There is nothing so thrilling, challenging and life-changing as truly reading the Bible. The problem with reading the Bible, though, especially if you are eager to hear what God is saying in it, is that it doesn’t come at once, it doesn’t always come […]
Read More What’s So New About The New Covenant?You must be choking. No I’m not suggesting that your name is Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon this year. (Nice reference to latest events, eh?) I am referring to being choked by the cares of this life. You might recall the Parable of the Sower and Jesus doing us the favour of […]
Read More News and the Cares of this LifeJesus indeed is the best friend a man can ever have and I really appreciate the time He gives me. There truly is no other than him in all the earth. He, however, is only too aware that what made His time with His disciples so special was that they were with Him, He was […]
Read More Talking It Over With My FriendI love my brother. As in my blood brother who shares the same parents as I. He is not even a year younger than me. He has been and continues to be a tremendous rock of support and wisdom for me. He and I are diametrically opposed when it comes to the identity and claims […]
Read More The Rich Man & Lazarus – Refuting a Refutation
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