Jesus does not do half measures. He lived a great life. He didn’t leave it there, He went on to equip others to live that full life. He showed great compassion to the needy, poor and broken. He didn’t leave it there, He went on to equip others to express His compassion for others to […]
Read More Jesus Our Example Who Makes An Example Of UsI like hotel rooms. Don’t get me wrong, I like my home and there’s no place like it. I do enjoy, however, the special attention of a quality hotel and a quality hotel room. It’s your own space and for those brief moments you can arrange it as you want. If you wish to leave […]
Read More Do Not DisturbPraying in line with the heart of God means praying for all people. That’s difficult to accept when we consider some of the categories in the ‘all people’. There are some people who hardly seem to merit a truly heartfelt prayer. Yet God still wants to save them. Despite their behaviour and words, as that […]
Read More Pray For Who?I must applaud my wife. Not because she’s threatening me with violence should I choose not to. I do so because she is truly a woman who gets stuck into anything she commits herself to. She watched the first episode of the new Daredevil series on Netflix and got proper stuck into the drama from […]
Read More Compelling Viewing, Compelling LivingI am comfortable not understanding everything. Even about God. Seriously. I am comfortable. It’s enough for me to make the most of the little that I know before getting greedy about looking for knowledge and understanding on everything. What I am reminded of fairly often is that even what I know should not be taken […]
Read More Tweaking ItMen and brethren, what shall we do? Do you understand what you’re reading? Here’s water, what’s stopping me getting baptised? When the King heard the words, he rent his clothes and called for national reform. When he recovered his sight and got baptised, filled with the Spirit he went about preaching the good news. These […]
Read More How Now Should We Live?Son of God. Son of Man. Prince of Peace. Suffering Servant. It’s something that keeps on bugging me about the example I’m supposed to follow. Truly knowing Jesus and following in His Way is something that is both glorious and humbling. It is supposed to capture the reality of being seated with Him in heavenly […]
Read More Sons and ServantsIt’s worth saying again that in as much as you think you’ve counted the cost there are always emerging factors that muddies the waters. Committing to follow Jesus Christ can appear a wonderful and beautiful thing at first. He has rescued us from sin and by His Spirit He lives within. We have newfound joy. […]
Read More Recounting the CostPeople didn’t always understand Jesus. It didn’t always bother him that they didn’t. In fact He knew a lot of the time they wouldn’t understand Him. But they did connect with Him. There was something about what He said that caused them to react in one way or another. It wasn’t just the signs He […]
Read More Making ConnectionsIt’s interesting. People love the concept of freedom, but don’t like the thought of surrender. People would welcome peace and justice, but wouldn’t necessarily be as warm towards submission. Yet Jesus who brought freedom and showed the way of peace is the chief example of someone who submitted and displayed a willingness to surrender that […]
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