Here’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: My brother went to town on explaining the role of instruction and commanding in the home. I really believe a lot of what he’s shared in the series of the conversation collated would support people a lot with great wisdom when it comes to the dynamics […]
Read More ADBC: 31 – Welfare, Russia And The Three Are One, Right?Here’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: The dangerous connection between the fool and evil is uncovered in a way that truly needs to be appreciated today. The tangled web of hypocrisy regarding the use of the term political is revealed in a way that truly needs to be appreciated today. Then there’s […]
Read More ADBC: 30 – Let Me Tell You A Story About Telling StoriesHere’s the premise of the conversation. Previously in the conversation: I don’t smoke. I have never smoked, so I don’t know really what it’s like. I have taken in the smoke of smokers and that’s been enough to trigger at least asthmatic agitations if not always full on asthma attacks. From that, it never came across […]
Read More ADBC: 29 – Idol of the System and a Matter of LegacyThis is another entry in the ongoing blog conversation with the better brother of our sisters, David. Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: What it is with David, you see, is that he knows that not everything is straightforward. There are a number of things in life that are complex and require wholesale changes […]
Read More ADBC: 14 – Law, Love and LiverpoolThis is another entry in the ongoing blog conversation with my parents’ better son, David. Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: It was a chance for David to get his writing into some lists as I asked him to give five things on this, that and the other. ‘This’ was a list of friendships […]
Read More ADBC: 13 – Education, The Law and Family MattersThis is part of an ongoing blog conversation with my brother, David. Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: David looked at the UK government and it’s fair to say he had one or two concerns about it, maybe three. Once he finished with his reserved consideration of those issues, he also shared his take […]
Read More ADBC: 05 – Cry Sweet FreedomAnother incident. Another incident in the build up of years of oppression and abuse. Another incident to endure. And the response … Long-suffering. Enduring. Loving the enemy. Sharing the gospel and forgiving those that spitefully use you. Those yet to be who cannot be. Those who are and are snuffed out. Why? Much air, much […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Different StandardsThat Christianity is too safe. You hear a message of how to get saved. You like the idea of that. Being rescued. Being made to feel safe. Being made to feel cosy. Being made to feel comfortable. You like the thought of being served and having your needs met. You like the thought that in […]
Read More Is That ‘Safe Christianity’ Actually Christianity?It 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: AuthenticityDo you believe everything that we believe? Do you abide by the cultural norms that we apply? Do you stick to the dress code? Do you enjoy the songs we enjoy singing? Do you have the same reading of scripture as we do? If you do, you’re more than welcome and surely the unity of […]
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