It was all so much easier when I was at home with my parents. For the most time things like the authority of scripture and the reality of God and the gospel were taken for granted and even to some extent unexplained because they were givens of life. So even without being a fully committed […]
Read More Is This What I Believe – Importance of the BibleRecently I’ve come from a church setting that placed a high value on practicality. None of the pie in the sky when we die stuff. Nothing too aesthetic, philosophical or anything that required too much thought and meditation, as it were. Just do it. There’s a lot to be said for this mentality, this go […]
Read More MTP03 In Then OutKnowing God is not always straightforward and even by merely ‘taking Him at His Word’ we can end up with vastly different conclusions. For example there are those among the Christian family who have a hard time reconciling the God of the Old Testament with the God of the New Testament as though there is […]
Read More Is This What I Believe? God of Love and JudgementIf any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (James 1:5) And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom … And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favour with God and man. (Luke 2:40, 52) And […]
Read More MTP02 When It Comes To Wisdom – Go All Out For ItAnd God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. (Exodus 20:1, 2) When people rail against law and order (L&O) that is sometimes understandable when L&O comes across as impersonal and harsh. When that is the […]
Read More Law & Order: Spiritual Intent – FoundationGod is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:24) So here’s the thinking. At some point over 2008-09 as a church we looked a the theme of order out of chaos and a key issue in it was the power of the Word. Linked to this in me […]
Read More Law & Order: Spiritual Intent – PreludeFor quite a while I’ve been surrounding by the gung-ho go get-them mentality. Key themes of this thinking include: “Try it and see how it goes” and “Go forward and do something for crying out loud.” Now the mentality like that is impressive because it shows dashing, dare and a sense of grabbing the initiative […]
Read More How Do We Get There?Another reason why I’m not too taken up with people’s engaging of the New Year festivities is because in most cases it is a pretty superficial event. Sentiments are given about how much we hope it’s a happy one, resolutions are rustled up, but even by the end of the month they are soon forgotten. […]
Read More Out With The OldFor some reason when I thought of the title for today’s blog I was thinking about a fruit juice that I think was called the same name because it had five different fruits that contributed to the juice. I’m not sure if it’s still around or if it’s been taken off the market. It would […]
Read More Five AliveI am a sinner. When AA was set up and started encouraging its members to introduce themselves by acknowledging the particular addiction from which they suffered, they were following a confessional tradition that has spanned the ages. I’m not arrogant enough to believe that Christians started it and initiated it and have a patent on […]
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