Reading: Ephesians 6:1-9 Context: How do these instructions fit into Paul’s broader teaching about Christian living? Reading about family dynamics and how work relations should go fits in with the character of Christ that Paul refers to the saints constantly. These instructions outline key qualities of submission and obedience, yet they depend on and are […]
Read More WIWO: Ephesians – Episode 12: Relationships – Family and WorkI wrote this ten years ago. It got me thinking it might be worth writing another one now, so here goes. To my dear nephew. You’re a man in the eyes of the law. You’re a man in your own eyes as well. But being a man is still new, and there are grasps of […]
Read More Another Open Blog to My NephewReading: Ephesians 3:14-21 Context: Why does Paul emphasise praying to “the Father from whom every family… derives its name”? Prayers to God are vast enterprises, even as God is vast. The aspect of God that we refer to in prayer gives a great indication of what we’re saying is important in this prayer. The first […]
Read More WIWO: Ephesians – Episode 07: Prayer for Inner StrengthReading: Mark 3:7-35 Context: Why does Jesus need a boat ready and choose twelve specific apostles at this point in His ministry? The boat was to avoid being crushed by the swelling crowd. Jesus needed a place to go for safety’s sake. There may be a correlation between the size of the popularity He was […]
Read More WIWO: Mark – Episode 6: Kingdom CommunityAccording to the records, I’ve posted over 5,000 blog entries since the launch of the blog in 2005. I have not gone through every single one of those entries to reach this one and there’s every chance that another one might be worthy of selection. Yet when I thought about one entry I’d choose for […]
Read More 20 for 20 #20 If There Was One …And 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 ESV) Some people believe this applies to them because they are Christians. It’s interesting. What we can agree, though, is that this was said to […]
Read More JJ24 #50: The Rest and BelongingThere is a precious hymn that was rendered particularly superbly by James Moore back in the previous century (Moore’s version came in two parts – the first one here and the second one here – you get the link to hear it and enjoy it). That hymn is The Old Rugged Cross which has that […]
Read More Dryden Thanks 2022: Sights of SuccessHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: There are some things that people take for granted as the way of the world. My brother considered some of those things and ripped them to shreds concisely and clinically. The words spent on dismantling one particular area of normal life was a tremendous piece of […]
Read More ADBC: 33 – God Alone Can Fix The Mess We’ve MadeHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: When I was a boy growing up at home with my siblings and our parents, for a few years I was prone to cry relatively easily. It got to the point that it was a little concern to my Mum who encouraged me to save some […]
Read More ADBC: 32 – Music, God and If You Can Be FreeHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: My brother went to town on explaining the role of instruction and commanding in the home. I really believe a lot of what he’s shared in the series of the conversation collated would support people a lot with great wisdom when it comes to the dynamics […]
Read More ADBC: 31 – Welfare, Russia And The Three Are One, Right?
