I remember doing Religious Education at school and to a large degree, despite being brought up in a Christian home, I wish this description was given to me then. Having said that, this does not suggest that the explanation given is comprehensive. What it does, however, is give people an insight into the centrality of […]
Read More What Is ChristianitySlightly later PP edition, but still on course with when the week ends in any case. There have been a number of national, international, personal and social issues this week that could be used for PP, but here are the ones that I’d like you to pray about. Looking After All In The Community Recently […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110305)Time waits for no man, so the saying goes, and time has passed again with the usual ups and downs in the world. Here are the prayer points that have come out for this week. Muhammad Ali The man who proclaimed to be The Greatest this month celebrates the 37th anniversary of first winning the […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110205)As another week reaches it’s end, thanking God for the responses to last week’s Prayer-Points, please consider these points for your prayerful attention. Purity of Heart Recently, I recalled this, Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110129)On Saturday evening there was a programme on the American Dream. The documentary looked at the link between faith and the Dream. It was fascinating seeing things like the Positive Thinking message of Peale and then the mystic influences on the hippy movement and the rise of the American Right on issues like homosexuality and […]
Read More Depictions of FaithYou may recall that at the beginning of the month I asked the question, who is Jesus and this has a bearing on what follows. Also on the ‘do you remember’ trip, back in May this year I wrote an entry on this here blog about the truth that God loves. Reading it again in […]
Read More Introducing Jesus Is …I was hearing someone else talk about Christianity being about ‘a relationship not a religion’ and reflecting on what they meant, but what they actually said. What they meant was to highlight the crucial pivotal role intimate personal relational input is to understanding Christianity. What they said was that Christianity is not a religion implying […]
Read More Not Just For The Sake Of ItI would not be writing this blog if I had gone a different way not too long ago. I could have been what I call a corporate Christian. Now by corporate, I’m obviously not talking about into the gathering as a whole. What I mean by corporate Christian is viewing the whole thing as a […]
Read More Mistakes I Have MadeI realise that not every blog entry has to be a mini-essay and treatise on the issues in me head. Sometimes short and sweet can be just as good as long, with pictures, etc. Anyhow I was thinking, why are we so content with church that’s not really in line with the character that the […]
Read More Some Bugging Thoughts and QuestionsWe can overcook it with the relationships, especially with that mysterious statement that Christianity isn’t a religion it’s a relationship. There is, however, much to be said about the importance about relating to people and relating to God. He is there to be related to, worship of Him is not like that of a false […]
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