It’s a funny thing. We run away from God, in our attitude and actions. We rebel against Him and run from Him. He chooses to pursue us. He does so in various ways – various expressions of His grace that declares His character to us inviting us to return to Him. He is compassionate and […]
Read More When You Catch Up With GodI like the videos of John Green. When I was wondering what to write about, I saw this video and was struck by just how little I know of the refugee issues. The last comment about dehumanising refugees struck a chord about what the point of the good news should be about. We have dehumanised […]
Read More Refugees and the Human ChallengeGod made the world and it was beautiful. We are made in His image and given responsibility to look after the beautiful garden He placed us in. We messed up. Some of the mess is evident overtly in the ways we treat this planetary garden. Some of the mess is evident in how we treat […]
Read More Messy And The BeautyOne moment we are helping vulnerable people who find themselves fleeing the effects of violence and oppression. The next moment we enact decisions that will bring about more violence and oppression. One moment the sight of those dying of malnutrition galvanises us to supply whatever we can to improve their situation. The next moment we […]
Read More No Wonder We Need So Much HelpWe make mistakes and when we make them the chorus we refer to is ‘we’re only human’. To be human is to err, so we’re told. What I certainly don’t want to suggest is that we should beat ourselves up every time something goes wrong and we could have done something different about it. I […]
Read More Devaluing HumanityThe thing is it is so silly. We made it in the first place. We harnessed materials and resources. We put them to innovative and creative use. We said they were going to make our lives better. We even saw merit in them initially, they had use and served a purpose. Then it got weird. […]
Read More Who Is Serving Who?This human experience is filled with ups and downs. People have such pleasant sides to them. Lovely smiles, warm welcomes, gestures of concern and interest, suitable arrangements and services if there’s a problem. It can look so well. Look what happens when there’s a massive disaster, consider the overflow of generosity in seeking to help. […]
Read More Why We Need His LoveThen the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:8, 9) The most […]
Read More Genesis: 3 – Where Are You?Then the Lord God formed a man[c]from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. (Genesis 2:7, 8) I am sitting […]
Read More Genesis: 2 – FormedYou are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean. (Acts 10:28) What makes Acts such a great narrative is how it shows people getting the hint and going with the […]
Read More Acts Actually: 10 – Gospel Expansion – Breaking Down The Barriers
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