The mission of Christ was not to be served but to serve. That lays a template for those who follow Him to likewise have the heart of a servant – not a volunteer. The servant is at the beck and call of those who she serves. That is why we call Jesus, Lord. He calls […]
Read More Called To Be ServedWhen considering life in Christ we come to another tricky, sticky issue. In coming in touch with Jesus there is a quandary about now that you’ve met Him, what do you do? Being brought up in church, after my first personal encounter with Christ that lead to my baptism, I fell into the comfortable routine […]
Read More So You’re A New Believer … God Help You!So I started something when I considered realising potential and then I went a bit further when I explored a little about playing out of position. This is not so much the conclusion of a trilogy as an exclamation point in an ongoing paragraph of life. Most parents would understand the sentiment of wanting the […]
Read More Wanting The Best For Your Children Means Living The BestMy dear brothers and sisters who happen to live on the other side of the pond will be celebrating their Independence Day. Of course Will Smith won’t be defeating aliens to give the President a chance t talk about those values that makes America so great, but I can imagine a fair few proud Americans […]
Read More Talking Point: Pledging Allegiance – The Disciple of Christ and PatriotismMy wife and I were watching the Abraham movie this morning – yeah all three hours of it. It’s the one with Richard Harris and Barbara Hershey if that helps anyone looking for it. Anyway as I watched it, I noted Abram’s sense of not being satisfied with the gods around him and the status […]
Read More The Blessing of an Unsettled SpiritAnother entry inspired by the goings on of the Dryden Family. Deborah is 7 and Abigail is 6. The closeness in age has advantages, they are fiercely protective of each other to outsiders and are genuinely caring and generous girls. (Yeah they get it from their mother!) However as with all sibling issues there can […]
Read More She’s Copying MeMy child, don’t turn away or become bitter when the LORD corrects you. Pro 3:12 The LORD corrects everyone he loves, just as parents correct their favorite child. (Proverbs 3:11, 12) There is a connection between discipleship and discipline. That connection is simple. To follow requires you to be kept in line. It is only our […]
Read More MTP03 Remix – God Keeps You In LineThere are some who wholeheartedly believe in the principle of tithing. The denomination to which I belong suppports the concept and uses it as one of the practices that informs church life. My own position on tithing based on that small matter of reading scripture and noting what the whole counsel says leads me to […]
Read More Tithing HolinessFollowing yesterday’s entry on self-control being more about God-control and its application in every stage of life, I had another thought. (“Uh oh”, I hear you sigh. It’s alright, I don’t get these thoughts all the time, sometimes I think about other stuff like when am I going to start on the Chicken & Vegetable […]
Read More Glory To God: The War CryI received something of a profound word given to me this morning on my way to work. Such was the profound nature of it, I had to share it with some close and loved ones that mean a lot to me. In essence this is what was said, God has no problem with your bid […]
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