Peace or pride. Among other terms of reference for Jesus is the Prince of Peace. This is helpful for those who follow Him as He went on to say that those who are peacemakers are likewise referred to as sons of God. Peace is a big deal to God. The responsibility of man to look […]
Read More What Kind Of Man Are You? In Pursuit Of PeaceLove or fear. Generosity as a characteristic is incredibly attractive. Something I’ve noticed is that generosity is not based on material goods. Some of the most generous people I have come across would not be classed as rich in most people’s eyes. Yet they were never in lack and hardly ever in a place of […]
Read More What Kind Of Man Are You? In Pursuit Of LoveFaith or sin. It starts with a life that says I believe. The question then becomes I believe what? The story of the Bible is one of God revealing Himself and His plans to humanity. It’s one in which the story of life is always made infinitely better when it’s lived in the light of […]
Read More What Kind Of Man Are You? In Pursuit Of FaithRighteousness or Selfishness. Men are good at pursuing things. They will spend hours pursuing gaming excellence. They have no problems investing sizeable fortunes following their football team around the world. They will go to great extents to track down the woman that catches their eye. Men are good at pursuing things. Paul’s encouragement to his […]
Read More What Kind Of Man Are You? In Pursuit of RighteousnessJesus said the greatest commandment was to love God and love your neighbour. He said that was the greatest commandment. Later his beloved friend John helped us recognise how they are the greatest commandment by essentially saying we could not do one without the other. What Jesus said was based on something that Moses had […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (14): Love Is All You NeedIt is not an overt thought that is mentioned, but it’s lurking in the background when we think about keeping up with the Joneses. Why should they get all the good stuff? He’s got a pretty wife, he’s got a great car, he’s got a lovely house and he has such a sweet job. I […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (13): Desiring the Good for Your NeighbourI 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 FaithfulnessDo we really value human life? There is enough incendiary material on the issue of abortion, infanticide, capital punishment and euthanasia to keep a fire stoked for a lifetime. These might not be the only life and death and choice issues, but they certainly dominate some people’s thinking when it comes to the matter of […]
Read More The Greatest Commandment (9): Valuing Life
