This is a precarious project. The instructions were straightforward, but it’s often those that get muddled in our efforts to … ‘simplify’ the straightforward. They called him many things – some thought he was Elijah, some thought he was John the Baptist, some considered him to be a great prophet and others were hoping he […]
Read More Precarious Projects: Disciples Making DisciplesThis is a precarious project. There’s method to how he starts it. He gets one man from one family to link up with one woman from another family. He says to both that they should leave their respective ties to make a brand new tie together. He then gets them to develop that tie in […]
Read More Precarious Projects: A Community of TrustFood. Not just food, but a meal. And not just a meal, but the full three courses. Ahhh there’s something about it. There’s something about it that says so much more than just eating because you’re hungry. I don’t tend to talk while I’m eating. There’s something about the focus on the consuming of the […]
Read More Like A Good MealI remember a brief exchange I had with King Arthur Sido. In it I was buzzed up with some article about church planting and that kind of thing. In essence King Arthur’s response was that it was more important to be about the business of sharing the gospel and making disciples as Jesus taught than […]
Read More Basics In PlaceIt comes down to this. More than the splendid oratory, more than the signs and wonders, more than the public declarations and stories of the miraculous. More that all of that, can this faith be trusted? Is it for real? The gatherings involve real experiences that people find genuinely moving. Often, however, they can appear […]
Read More Truth and the Christian Way: AuthenticityWhilst roaming around looking for material for an upcoming project, I came across this video. It is truly remarkable how much teaching we still need on the issue of communicating properly with each other. This video is designed for married couples, but there are lots of principles that can be applied to most relationships. It […]
Read More Something About Speaking The Truth In LoveI did it to protect you. I didn’t want to hurt you, so I felt it was the best thing to do. I didn’t think you could cope with it, so I didn’t tell you at the time. I didn’t want you to feel let down so I had to couch it in a way […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (12): The Truth for LoveThere is something about loving the other that does not look to take from the other person without permission. That very desire to take without permission says something about the sense of contentment experienced. This is why it remains the believer’s massive challenge not to take from others but find contentment in what has already […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (11): Commitment to ContentmentIt’s one thing to witness love and faithfulness growing up. It’s a completely different thing to engage in it and yet isn’t that what life has been pointing to all along? Exploring faithfulness often brings up the question of cheating. I remember a friend sharing something profound with me about cheating vs faithfulness. The phrase […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (10): Cherishing FaithfulnessIt’s an honour to have parents. Love is not about having warm feelings inside and feeling all gooey at the thought of the one we love. Love is as much a commitment of the will that will act and do so even when those feelings are absent. It’s worth mentioning that, because in a world […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (8): Giving Honour Where It’s Due
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