Jesus took some of His disciples with Him and told them to pray while He went off to pray. He went away and agonised in prayer. When He returned to check on His friends, He found them sleeping. In fact the account recorded by Luke has a fascinating phrase that they were ‘sleeping for sorrow’. […]
Read More Burdens Are LiftedThe human body is so fascinating. I applaud those who have made it their passion in life to discover all the intricacies about how the body operates. How different parts are connected and the role of the brain in everything is something that comes across as so complex. Yet it’s something that I function in […]
Read More Infrastructure MattersThere’s how we think and how we feel, but if the truth be known … If the truth be known, would we feel so entitled to give the benefit of our opinion? If the truth be known, would we be so comfortable maintaining the status quo. If the truth be known, would we invest so […]
Read More If The Truth Be KnownThe cliche. There’s something about a cliche that it is a saying that is so over-used that it can be mentioned glbly without much substance behind. That’s a pity, because there are certain sayings that should not be dismissed so easily. One such saying that church folk may be familiar with is when Jesus says, […]
Read More Finding What You’re Looking ForIt’s quite something to recognise the size of the issue of sin. Recognising the loving heavenly Father and knowing we are made in His image and then seeing how we rebel against that with the dire consequences that we see now as well as what it is to come. Seeing that rebellion in the small […]
Read More Whose Terms and Conditions?Are you good at making others feel welcome? There’s a song that is sung in churches that talks about welcoming God. I think there probably quite a few songs that talk about welcoming God. It’s interesting hearing this song because it’s sung in a corporate setting and the sentiment is no doubt often sincere and […]
Read More Is He Welcome?There are few things worse in life than feeling like a spare part. Spare parts have their place of course, because if something goes wrong with one of the main parts then you’ll need a … spare part. Until then, however, to all intents and purposes your role as a spare part is to lie […]
Read More Do We Need Everyone In The Team?Music is fascinating. All the different types of music. All the ways they are expressed and conveyed. All the factors involved at the professional level All the issues involved at the amateur level. When you explore it you cna really get hung up on some wonderful and not so wonderful human stories. Music has certainly […]
Read More Sing Your Song – Sing Our SongThis was not an issue of the ego of Jesus needing boosting. This was an opportunity for everyone to review what place they were at in their relationship with Him. I’m referring to an episode recorded in Matthew 16. It’s just Jesus and His disciples and He asks them about what others say about Him. […]
Read More Staying Focused on the MissionIt’s amazing that the Bible in itself is a library. It’s even more amazing to discover that in the library there’s another smaller library known as Psalms. Taking a stroll through the Psalms should take you a while and in that stroll you discover a variety of different lyrics not just from David either. There’s […]
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