Funny how things work out. Back in the early years of my walk in the Christian pathway, any interest in doing actual good works of service to people in community was minimal. By minimal, I’m probably being very kind to myself. Love was a nice concept in theory, but didn’t need to interfere with the […]
Read More Just Give Him A Cup Of SoupI was bound to write this blog entry! (Let me get that out of my system from now.) A good friend of mine shared something in a message about a trend seen in the experience of members of church in a locality. They seemed to shift away from seeing their homes as centres for hospitality […]
Read More What Are You Bound By?Life. I get it. Mortgage or rent to be paid. That means you need a decent paying job that will eat up a lot of the hours in the week. That doesn’t leave time for much else on a week day. By the time the weekend comes around, we’re just about able to muster the […]
Read More Too BusyA while back, I had a good friend. One of the things about this friend was just the great loyalty and dedication displayed. The servant heart was something that was somewhat taken advantage of by others. She would often be called because people knew she would be available and would help almost at the drop […]
Read More Loving People Because You Love PeopleWhenever I ask someone “How is life?” I enjoy the answer, “I cannot complain.” I enjoy it, because it is patently untrue. There is more than ample opportunity and reason to complain. That you do not complain is an active choice. What helps with that active choice not to complain is a preference to look […]
Read More What I Love About LifeKeith Giles writes over there at Subversive1. If your Christianity is relatively comfortable because it doesn’t demand that much from you other than to believe that Jesus is out for your best interests and wants you to be happy, warm and cuddly, then you might want to give Subversive a miss. Likewise if you are […]
Read More The Church That Embraces Those Society RejectsPut Your Trust In No Man. Here’s your challenge. Find that phrase in scripture. Need a hand? Well here’s something close to it. Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. (Psalm 146:3) Good. So we’re sorted, right? It’s clear – do not trust people. Simple right? Errr … actually yes. Well […]
Read More Failing in Fellowship: Trust Me On This OneI am a loner. My preference has been my own company. Even with a beautiful family of a loving wife and three really awesome daughters, I don’t always love spending every minute of my time with them. Despite being a loner, however, the love of God compels me again to understand that I am nothing […]
Read More What I Love About Church: FellowshipRecently I shared a parable about a woman, a wedding and a hair salon experience. The parable is worth an explanation. Of course not all parables are worth an explanation but this one certainly was. It came to me one morning – one of those things you get when you’re waking up giving the impression […]
Read More The Hair Experience: An ExplanationShe had never been more excited. Here she was a few days away from the greatest day of her life. It had all seemed to fit so right. He wasn’t like others. He was more interested in her than his own pursuits. Their relationship was built on a solid friendship of trust and mutual transparency. […]
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