On Personal Resolutions

The whole responsibility thing, isn’t all bad.  I say that, because often the word responsibility doesn’t elicit shouts of joy and acclaim.  Yet there are some real benefits to taking responsibilities seriously – some joyful benefits at that. I was reflecting on that today as I went about the domestic chores and family duties that […]

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Behold The Lamb – Stuart Townend

These kind of songs are wonderful at getting perspective back on the point of the whole Christian experience.  It is about communion, it is about bread and wine, body and blood.  It is about so much more.  It is about what they represent and what they mean to regular Christian living.  Starting the day with […]

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Esteeming The Least Esteemed

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honourable we bestow […]

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We Shall Behold Him – Sandy Patty

Music of encouragement to the saints and anticipation of the arrival of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ can be expressed in different ways.  Some people are used to hearing it in ways that might evoke great clamour and excitement.   Some might prefer the subtle and understated approach.  Either way, these songs and their […]

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What’s At Stake

I was challenged not too long to explain the reasons for my position on the identity of Jesus Christ.  The challenge was laid out as a matter of urgency because what was at stake was the crucial pivotal point of life – who is worthy of worship.  There are perceptions that suggest only God is […]

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It’s A Formality – Part Two

In a recent blog on the issue formality and spirituality regarding clothing, I was questioning the big deal we make about clothing and its relation to ‘church services’.  (Read it again, it’s worth while to get the context on where I’m coming from with what follows.) There is something of a conceit with the whole […]

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