Reading the gospel account as shared by John is reading of Jesus in continued contention with the Jews. They express an adamant refusal to acknowledge who He is and preferred stance of seeking to undermine Him through ridicule and then blatantly looking to get rid of Him through violent means. Chapter 10 is typical of their […]
Read More The Word in John: 10 – ShepherdgateThe encounter of Jesus with the Jews in this chapter is fascinating. In a way it’s a bit like children bickering – the Jews accuse Jesus of being demon possessed, Jesus responds by calling them children of the devil. “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will […]
Read More The Word In John: 8 – The Light and the Son? Who Do You Think You Are?It is really tragic. Enslaved to the dominant super power of the day, oppressed and suppressed by the needs of this juggernaut of a civilisation there appears no way out. For years you and your people have sought freedom, but it’s looking further away with each passing day. You have cried out for freedom but […]
Read More Solid September Signing: Progressive Mentality In A Regressive WorldJames. What a fella. A few of us are going through his letter. It’s proving to be quite the provocative read. In one part James really lets rip on the attitude in gatherings of treating the rich, well dressed types like they’re special whilst shunning the poor. His charge against the gathering is that they […]
Read More Solid September Signing: God Based Faith Love Worked OutThe title of the blog entry is inspired and lifted from a video I watched today. The story is of a man named Kent Woodward who suffered a traumatic life changing injury at work. A number of factors contributed to the injury and these were considered as well as the huge impact the accident had […]
Read More Solid September Signing: Think What If Not If OnlyThis weekend I had a very graphic reminder that I am in a war. I am not an aggressive person. I have never made the most of my physique to be in any way intimidating or imposing. I am not the confrontational type and tend to avoid conflict. I knock around with warrior types. It’s […]
Read More Solid September Signing: Fight The Good Fight Of FaithFeeling despondent is not unusual for me. A group of us was looking at Philippians 3 lately and I was taken with Paul’s reason for wanting the brethren to follow examples like his. Verse 18 highlights how there are those who live as ‘enemies of the cross of Christ’. We’re able to deal with that, […]
Read More A Reason To Keep Pressing On: The GoalGrowing up naturally is interesting. There is a stage where trust in a parental figure is a given. Until something happens to suggest otherwise, it’s all good. Trust in the figure is virtually absolute. Yet something does happen and as we get older the certainty of trust begins to change. In modern British society, it’s […]
Read More Growing Pains 4: By Faith It’s PossibleYou know what it is for plant life to grow in its environment. You can find documentaries on it. You know what it is for animal life to grow in its environment. You can find documentaries on it. You even know what it is for humans to grow in their environment. They even have documentaries […]
Read More Growing Carefully in the Grace and KnowledgeYou must be crazy. These are not unusual sentiments to hear when you’re about to take the plunge into something with no obvious guarantee of success. You can imagine Noah’s observers were highly dubious of the project he was working on. When Abram mentioned his excursion one or two folks might have questioned his grasp […]
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