(Reflections and notes on Jesus’ words to the church in Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29. Explore the previous parts of this series.) The words that Jesus has for the churches is that He is fair and just in His assessments. It is not about flattering anyone to make them feel better about themselves. It’s also not about […]
Read More What The Spirit Says … 08 Thyatira: Tolerating the IntolerableYou want it? I can give it to you. All you have to do is … The enemy was no longer looking challenging the identity. He was going for the jugular. He was offering something that would be enticing to anyone. All the glory of all the kingdoms of the world was his to offer. […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Serve God OnlyWhen you have to give up something you value and I have to give up something I value so that we can get along on something together, apparently that’s a compromise. The key in the compromise is that something valued has to be sacrificed. Follow my thinking. Among the great things we value is love. […]
Read More A Few Questions On CompromiseIf I were to challenge some to think of a time in scripture when people were told to bow and some resisted, one of the first incidents people would refer to, would be the occasion when Daniel’s three friends – Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah – refused to bow to the image of Nebuchadnezzar. It is […]
Read More No Compromise: You Ain’t BowingMe and My Thing With Compromise A word that often comes up in conversations about marriage is the importance of compromise. I recall having a conversation a few years ago that involved my wife, my brother and his wife. We debated the use and purpose of the word ‘compromise’. When I say debate, it was […]
Read More When Is It Compromise?I don’t like the word compromise. I’ve written about it before, but it is a bugbear to hear it portrayed as a quality commodity. My approach has been that whenever I take my views and need to revise them for them to be amenable to someone else, if I’m content for that process to happen […]
Read More Standing Your Ground vs. Being FlexibleI was leading a teamwork training session the other day – sounds good that, doesn’t it, trust me it’s better. Anyway, so I’m there leading it and we get to looking at what makes a good team member. So I’m taking on board the qualities and traits and that kind of thing. Among the answers […]
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