A good way to spot a control freak is to see what they are like when a question is asked. For too long I recognise the drive to always being right. Such an obsession ironically gets in the way of learning truth. There is a friend of mine who exhibits an extremely gracious and considered […]
Read More Solid September Sale: No Longer Needing To Be CorrectBeing raised in a denomination heavily influenced how I saw church. It came as a huge shock to the system to discover that some of those views of church, were wrong. At best they were misguided, at worst they were dangerously arrogant, divisive and sectarian. Getting a peek at the effects of some of those […]
Read More What About The True Church?Courts of law often ask witnesses to swear on the Bible that the testimony they give will be completely truthful. It is intriguing that this is done when the Book itself is centred on a character who says we shouldn’t need to swear by anything. Rather when we say yes we should mean yes, and […]
Read More Telling The TruthReading the gospel of John, I’m impressed with how Jesus relates to women. In a noted patriarchal society, His interactions with women really highlight what it is to be full of grace and truth. Conversing with the Samaritan Woman at the well is a prime example. Here is Jesus turning a request for a drink […]
Read More September Sojourn: Grace, Truth, Past and PresentI’ll never know, how much it cost To see my sin, upon the cross (Here I Am To Worship by Tim Hughes) Today I began watching a video presentation of the Gospel according to John, and marvelling at who Jesus reveals Himself to be. He is one who is full of grace and truth. He […]
Read More September Sojourn: Start With SorryRecently the brethren were studying 1 Corinthians 12 – 14 and we came across what is known as the Love Chapter (number 13). We spoke of the different types of love and remarked on the love of God, from God, for God that also helps us to love others. As you might be aware the […]
Read More Sometimes The Most Loving Thing Is The Stone Cold TruthChristians and relativists make outstandingly arrogant claims on truth. Relativists insist that there is no such thing as universal truths. The argument continues that such claims to such truths could never be thoroughly corroborated from all peoples in all cultures at all times. So to suggest such is blind to the only universal truth – […]
Read More CD Songs: His Truth Still Marches On – Andrae CrouchOne of the reasons why I love my wife is because we have conversations that can lead to blog entries. There are other reasons – she is beautiful after all – but this is a good reason for the purposes of this entry. We spoke of a hypothetical situation. Here is the situation. Ron and […]
Read More When Do You Blow The Whistle?My beloved longsuffering wife had one of those days. It’s not as though she doesn’t get those days, but even when you have them it is still a test of your emotional capacity and character. She could have told from the start of the day that it was going to be one of those days. […]
Read More When You Have One Of Those DaysI was fascinated by the response to the release of the papers by the Hillsborough Independent Panel and the reaction of people surrounding it. The events in Sheffield in April 1989 has been described as the greatest sporting tragedy in British history. Many have spoken of the shame as a country that it has taken […]
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